What are key skills one should develop to be successful in government? In this #CrossoverInitiative video, Ambassador Jatzel Roman from the Dominican Republic, speaks about the importance of leadership, team building, and decision-making to effectively advance democratic reforms. He also encourages civic leaders seeking to foster change to get involved in politics. “If you want to make a change, if you want to implement your ideas, you have to be in politics. You have to be in the parliament, in the executive, in the local government.”

Ambassador Jatzel Roman is an activist, diplomat, and former government official from the Dominican Republic. Since October 2022, he has served as the Executive Vice President of the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CAPP), a pro-democracy think tank based in Santo Domingo. From 2020 to 2022, he served as the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in charge of Consular and Migratory Affairs, Chairman of the Interinstitutional Committee against Human Trafficking (CITIM), and Coordinator for Democracy and Rule of Law in the Foreign Ministry.