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        • Peace Corps Celebrates 60 Years in Costa Rica with New VolunteersPeace Corps Celebrates 60 Years in Costa Rica with New Volunteers
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Under Secretary Lago To Travel To El Salvador and Costa Rica to Advance Commercial Partner

Under Secretary Lago To Travel To El Salvador and Costa Rica to Advance Commercial Partner

Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago will travel to El Salvador and Costa Rica from November 8-14, 2023, to advance bilateral partnerships to foster increased trade and investment, strengthen the business environment and promote U.S. company solutions...

East Room Declaration of the Leaders of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity

East Room Declaration of the Leaders of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity

We, the leaders of Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, the United States, and Uruguay hold a common vision for a more open, fair, inclusive, sustainable, and prosperous hemisphere...

United States Collaborates Taking UCR and UNA Admission Test to Alto Guaymí

United States Collaborates Taking UCR and UNA Admission Test to Alto Guaymí

For the first time, the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and the National University (UNA) admission tests reached students in Alto Guaymí aboard one of the helicopters of the Aviation Program that the U.S. Embassy Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)...

United States Supports Breastfeeding and Gender Equality

United States Supports Breastfeeding and Gender Equality

The U.S.Embassy donated three mobile breastfeeding rooms to the Ministry of Public Security. The units provide police officers who are breastfeeding with a safe, hygienic, and private space at their workplace to express and store breast milk for their children...

  
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  • United States Supports Breastfeeding and Gender Equality

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Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago

Under Secretary Lago To Travel To El Salvador and Costa Rica to Advance Commercial Partnerships

9 November, 2023 | Featured Event, News, Press Releases

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 7, 2023 Contact: Office of Public Affairs Email: publicaffairs@trade.gov Phone: 202-482-3809 WASHINGTON – Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade…

President Biden Hosts Inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Leaders’ Summit

FACT SHEET: President Biden Hosts Inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity...

6 November, 2023 | Ambassador, News, Press Releases

November 3, 2023 Today, President Biden hosted the inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Leaders’ Summit to establish an enduring forum for bolstering regional competitiveness…

Declaration of the Leaders of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity - Courtesy of Costa Rica Presidency - Pablo Valverde

East Room Declaration of the Leaders of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity

3 November, 2023 | Ambassador, News, Press Releases

November 3, 2023 We, the leaders of Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, the United States, and Uruguay…

Great Seal of the United States

Launch of Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity’s Semiconductor Workforce Symposium

3 November, 2023 | Press Releases

Press Release Friday, November 3, 2023 Building Technical Capacity for a Skilled 21st-Century Workforce In June 2022, President Biden announced the Americas Partnership for Economic…

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United States Collaborates Taking UCR and UNA Admission Test to Alto Guaymí

27 October, 2023 | Featured Event, News, Press Releases

For the first time, the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and the National University (UNA) admission tests reached students in Alto Guaymí aboard one of…

United States Supports Breastfeeding and Gender Equality

23 October, 2023 | Ambassador, News, Press Releases

“It is vital to recognize the importance of breastfeeding for the development of children and the health of mothers. We hope that these mobile units…

Peace Corps Celebrates 60 Years in Costa Rica with New Volunteers

Peace Corps Celebrates 60 Years in Costa Rica with New Volunteers

23 October, 2023 | Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases

The Peace Corps celebrates the 60th anniversary of its arrival in Costa Rica with the swearing-in of 26 new volunteers who will work on Youth Development…

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Costa Ricans can participate in Diversity Visa Program

16 October, 2023 | News, Press Releases

Costa Ricans who wish to move to the United States as permanent residents can now enroll in the U.S. Department of State’s diversity visa program.…

New Canine Agents Reinforce Costa Rican Police Corps

New Canine Agents Reinforce Costa Rican Police Corps

29 September, 2023 | News, Press Releases

Several Costa Rican police corps were reinforced with 17 new drug and explosives detection canine agents donated by the U.S. Embassy International Narcotics and Law…

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.…

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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…

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