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About the visit of the President of the Republic Government from Colombia to the Dominican Republic, for a short time, but with strict protocol, with official status and formality.
As we could see, in the media and social networks it was published. the agenda from your arrival to your departure. Receptions at the airport, the Government House, the National Congress, a visit to the Book Fair and the Baluarte in Parque Independencia.
An official visit by the President of a nation entails a series of prior preparations that are coordinated with the supervision of the Director General of Protocol of both governments. < /p>
Each one has within its Protocol Directorate an Official Travel and Visits section where a staff in charge of the organization works when they are abroad, coordinating Official Visits at the level of Heads of State, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and personalities that would be visiting us.
The beginning
These visits begin with diplomatic procedures by sending a formal invitation through the diplomatic mission of the inviting country (Embassy) and if there is no representation, the Communication is channeled between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both countries, or also between the diplomatic missions of both accredited to the United Nations, establishing themselves by mutual agreement, when verifying the agendas of the Presidents, for the available date to perform.
All these procedures for the president’s international trip are carried out within an extensive communication, necessary to prepare the official agenda to be carried out; organize the logistics, reception, your hotel reservations, together with your entire entourage, as well as like the crew when traveling on the presidential plane.
what type of transport to use, accreditations, overflight and landing permits, weapons permits and visas if necessary. Places to visit, weather, dress code, gifts, among others. When the President of the Republic is accompanied by the First Lady, a parallel program is coordinated with activities inherent to their Social Programs.  ;
The Official Travel Department will be responsible for facilitating the logistical details of the stay of the President in the visiting country. Each information must be coordinated with the Diplomatic Mission (Embassy) of the country host.
Agenda
An official visit by a president must include within its program the greeting of the Three Powers of State. Optionally, a floral offering and visit to a local authority and/or a dissertation at an institution are included. An academic or accredited regional organization in the visiting country.
The agenda must be determined with the protocol of the host country. Similarly, coordinated by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, the realization or not of the decorations. For this, it is necessary to verify if there are others received previously and evaluate the type and degree that could be awarded. In this way, what is known protocolically as an exchange of decorations.