Cultural diplomacy strengthens people-to-people ties between the Dominican Republic and the United States, particularly important given the massive Dominican diaspora shaping both societies. The embassy promotes Dominican culture in the United States, celebrating merengue and bachata music (both UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage and popular in American Latin music scenes), baseball (the Dominican Republic produces more Major League Baseball players per capita than any country in the world, creating unique cultural bonds), literature, visual arts, and culinary traditions. The embassy organizes and supports cultural events, musical performances, art exhibitions, film screenings, literary presentations, baseball cultural exchange programs, and celebrations of Dominican heritage. Major events include Dominican Independence Day (February 27), Dominican Heritage Month celebrations coordinating with diaspora communities, and cultural festivals in cities with large Dominican populations. The embassy facilitates visits by Dominican artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and cultural practitioners, and supports cultural collaborations. Educational exchange is extensive, with thousands of Dominican students attending American universities and colleges. The United States is the top destination for Dominican students seeking higher education, attracted by academic quality, scholarship opportunities, and established Dominican-American communities. American universities host Dominican students in fields including medicine, engineering, business administration, law, sciences, and liberal arts. The embassy promotes educational partnerships, scholarship programs including Fulbright exchanges, English language teaching programs in the Dominican Republic, and academic research collaborations. Many prominent Dominican professionals, business leaders, and political figures have studied in the United States. The embassy also supports American academic programs in Caribbean studies, Latin American studies, and Spanish language education that include Dominican components.