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        • Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa RicaReadout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa Rica
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Ambassador Cynthia Telles celebrates Johnson & Johnson’s investment in Costa Rica

Ambassador Cynthia Telles celebrates Johnson & Johnson’s investment in Costa Rica

The Ambassador of the United States, Cynthia Telles, congratulates Johnson & Johnson on the investment it will make in Costa Rica...

Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Rodrigo Chaves of Costa Rica

Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Rodrigo Chaves of Costa Rica

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met with President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa Rica at the White House to expand the partnership between the United States and Costa Rica...

CBP moves closer to full Global Entry partnership with Costa Rica

CBP moves closer to full Global Entry partnership with Costa Rica

WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection signed a Joint Statement of Cooperation today to formally initiate negotiations to include Costa Rica among the Global Entry foreign partner countries, an initiative that expedites entry procedures into U.S. ports of entry...

Bilateral Meeting Between President Joe Biden and President Rodrigo Chaves Robles

Bilateral Meeting Between President Joe Biden and President Rodrigo Chaves Robles

On Tuesday, August 29, President Biden will host President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa Rica for a bilateral meeting at the White House...

United States Helps Strengthen Costa Rica’s Cybersecurity

United States Helps Strengthen Costa Rica’s Cybersecurity

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Commander General Laura Richardson and Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves announced a security assistance project that will allow the Ministry of Public Security to establish a Cybersecurity Operations Center by 2026...

  
  • Ambassador Cynthia Telles celebrates Johnson & Johnson’s invest...
  • Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Rodrigo Cha...
  • CBP moves closer to full Global Entry partnership with Costa Rica
  • Bilateral Meeting Between President Joe Biden and President Rodrigo...
  • United States Helps Strengthen Costa Rica’s Cybersecurity

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Ambassador Cynthia A. Telles

Ambassador Cynthia Telles celebrates Johnson & Johnson’s investment in Costa Rica 

25 September, 2023 | Ambassador, News, Press Releases

September 26,2023 The Ambassador of the United States, Cynthia Telles, congratulates Johnson & Johnson on the investment it will make in Costa Rica. The U.S.…

Press release

U.S. Embassy San José Warns of Scams Offering Fake Jobs in the United States

22 September, 2023 | Featured Event, News, Press Releases

Press Release September 22, 2023  In recent months, the Embassy’s Fraud Prevention Unit detected more than 100 cases of apparent scams.  Most of the victims…

Secretary Blinken’s Congratulation Message, Costa Rican Independence Day

15 September, 2023 | News, Press Releases, Public Affairs

On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate Costa Rica on the 202nd celebration of its Independence Day.  The partnership between Costa Rica…

Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa Rica

Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa Rica

29 August, 2023 | Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases

Release Date Tue, 08/29/2023 President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met with President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa Rica at the White House today to expand…

CBP moves closer to full Global Entry partnership with Costa Rica

CBP moves closer to full Global Entry partnership with Costa Rica

29 August, 2023 | Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases

Release Date Tue, 08/29/2023 WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection signed a Joint Statement of Cooperation today to formally initiate negotiations to include Costa Rica…

White House -Press Release

Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Bilateral Meeting Between President Joe Biden...

23 August, 2023 | Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases

White House – Press Release August 23, 2023 Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Bilateral Meeting Between President Joe Biden and President Rodrigo…

United States Helps Strengthen Costa Rica’s Cybersecurity

United States Helps Strengthen Costa Rica’s Cybersecurity  

21 August, 2023 | Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Commander General Laura Richardson and Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves announced a security assistance project that will allow the Ministry of…

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Security Alert: Areas of Increased Caution

17 August, 2023 | Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services

Security Alert – U. S. Embassy San Jose, Costa Rica (August 15, 2023) Location: Locations throughout Costa Rica.  See link to map below. Event:  There…

Estados Unidos y Costa Rica están ¡Juntos por Puntarenas!

The United States and Costa Rica: Juntos por Puntarenas!

16 August, 2023 | News

The U.S. Embassy announced Juntos por Puntarenas (Together for Puntarenas), an initiative that highlights our contribution to the province of Puntarenas’s security and prosperity jointly…

Scholarship Alumni Conference Forges new U.S.-Costa Rica Ties

Scholarship Alumni Conference Forges new U.S.-Costa Rica Ties

8 August, 2023 | Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs

A group of 200 Costa Rican former U.S. government scholarship recipients met to talk about current issues and create an association that helps them work…

Welcome to the Quarterly U.S. Citizen Newsletter - July 2023

Welcome to the Quarterly U.S. Citizen Newsletter

1 August, 2023 | Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services

Stay up to date on key topics important to the U.S. citizen community in Costa Rica   Introducing the U.S. Citizen Services Navigator: Need to…

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Health Alert: U.S. Embassy, San Jose

31 July, 2023 | Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services

Location: Countrywide  Event: During the last six weeks, three adults have had fatal infections with Rickettsiosis rickettsii disease in areas just east and south of San Jose…

Partnership with Costa Rica to Explore Semiconductor Supply Chain Opportunities

Partnership with Costa Rica to Explore Semiconductor Supply Chain Opportunities

14 July, 2023 | Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases

Press Release Friday, July 14, 2023 The State Department will partner with the Government of Costa Rica to explore opportunities to diversify and grow the…

Safe Spaces in Limón 

United States Opens Safe Spaces in Limón 

6 July, 2023 | Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases

Limón residents have four new Safe Spaces where they receive lessons to develop their skills in arts, music, and sports.  U.S. Ambassador Cynthia Telles officially…

Limón Will Have New Coast Guard Station and Dock in JAPDEVA

Limón Will Have New Coast Guard Station and Dock in JAPDEVA

6 July, 2023 | Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases

On June 30, the U.S. Embassy, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Board of Port Administration and Economic Development of the Atlantic Coast (JAPDEVA)…

United States and Costa Rica Announce Juntos por Limón

United States and Costa Rica Announce Juntos por Limón

6 July, 2023 | Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases

On June 30, U.S. Ambassador Cynthia Telles and Minister of Public Security Mario Zamora announced Juntos por Limón (Together for Limón), a joint effort between…

Safe Spaces in Limón 

United States Opens Safe Spaces in Limón 

30 June, 2023 | Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases

Limón residents have four new Safe Spaces where they receive lessons to develop their skills in arts, music, and sports.  U.S. Ambassador Cynthia Telles officially…

United States and UNHCR Donate Vans to Assist Refugees

28 June, 2023 | Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases

The U.S. Embassy and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) donated two equipped vans to serve people who have applied for refugee status…

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