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Welcome to the Quarterly U.S. Citizen newsletter! February 2024 Edition

Welcome to the Quarterly U.S. Citizen newsletter! February 2024 Edition

Stay up to date on key topics important to the U.S. Citizen community in Costa Rica

Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Ramin Toloui

Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Ramin Toloui

Travel to Costa Rica for Americas Partnership Semiconductor Workforce Symposium

Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas Dodd’s Travel to Belize and Costa Rica

Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas Dodd’s Travel to Belize and Costa Rica

Special Presidential Advisor (SPA) for the Americas Christopher J. Dodd will travel to Belize and Costa Rica January 17-20.

Deputy Secretary Verma Leads High-Level Strategic Dialogue in Costa Rica

Deputy Secretary Verma Leads High-Level Strategic Dialogue in Costa Rica

Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma and Costa Rican Foreign Minister Arnoldo Andre led the first U.S.-Costa Rica High-Level Strategic Dialogue (HLSD), in San Jose on December 14...

Deputy Secretary Verma’s Meeting with Costa Rican President Chaves

Deputy Secretary Verma’s Meeting with Costa Rican President Chaves

On December 14, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma and Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles met to advance shared priorities and cooperation on regional and global issues...

  
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Welcome to the Quarterly U.S. Citizen newsletter! Stay up to date on key topics important to the U.S. Citizen community in Costa Rica February 2024 Edition

Welcome to the Quarterly U.S. Citizen newsletter! February 2024 Edition

1 February, 2024 | Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services

Welcome to the Quarterly U.S. Citizen newsletter! Stay up to date on key topics important to the U.S. Citizen community in Costa Rica February 2024…

Secretario Adjunto para Asuntos Económicos y Empresariales, Ramin Toloui

Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Toloui to Travel to Costa Rica for Americas Partnership...

25 January, 2024 | Featured Event, News, Press Releases

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release January 24, 2024 Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Ramin Toloui will travel…

Special Presidential Advisor (SPA) for the Americas Christopher J. Dodd

Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas Dodd’s Travel to Belize and Costa Rica

17 January, 2024 | Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases

MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JANUARY 17, 2024 Special Presidential Advisor (SPA) for the Americas Christopher J. Dodd will travel to Belize and Costa…

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Demonstration Alert

16 January, 2024 | Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services

Demonstration Alert – U.S. Embassy San Jose, Costa Rica January 16, 2024  Location:  Near the U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Via 104…

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Costa Rican Applicants for U.S. Student Visas Exempted from $43 Visa Reciprocity Fee

3 January, 2024 | News, Press Releases

Applying for a U.S. student visa just got a little more affordable. The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in San Jose secured a waiver…

Deputy Secretary Verma’s Meeting with Costa Rican President Chaves

14 December, 2023 | Events, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Costa Rica

MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON DECEMBER 14, 2023 On December 14, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma and Costa Rican…

Participantes del Diálogo de Alto Nivel Estados Unidos-Costa Rica posan frente al edificio del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.

Deputy Secretary Verma Leads High-Level Strategic Dialogue in Costa Rica

14 December, 2023 | Events, News

MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON DECEMBER 14, 2023   Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma and Costa Rican Foreign Minister…

U.S. Embassy Refurbishes Park in Puntarenas

U.S. Embassy Refurbishes Park in Puntarenas 

13 December, 2023 | Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases

The Montes de Oro, Puntarenas, neighborhood has a new park thanks to a U.S. Embassy donation.  The U.S. Embassy Bureau of International Narcotics and Law…

United States Supports Altos de Cajon School

13 December, 2023 | Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases

The U.S. Southern Command Human Assistance Program, through the U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Representative, donated USD $16,000 in supplies to the Altos de Cajon…

Grupo de estudiantes posan junto a personal de la Embajada de Estados Unidos y ALIARSE. Agunos levantan las manos con emoción, otros sonrien. Se ven banderas de Estados Unidos y Costa Rica detrás del grupo.

U.S. Embassy Program Prepares Limonense High School Students for College

11 December, 2023 | Education, Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S.

The U.S. Embassy announced the new program College Horizon Outreach Program (CHOP) developed jointly with the Foundation for Sustainability and Equity (Aliarse) for 20 students…

Richard R. Verma, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES

Deputy Secretary Verma Travels to Atlanta, Costa Rica, and Brazil

8 December, 2023 | Events, Featured Event, Key Officials, News, Press Releases

MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON DECEMBER 8, 2023   Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Atlanta,…

Children receiving desks

Grecia School Receives Donation from the United States

22 November, 2023 | Ambassador, News, Press Releases

The U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Representative Humanitarian Assistance Program delivered 130 desks and chairs to students from the Francisco Alfaro Rojas School in La…

For the first time, Canine Police Has Its Own Veterinarian Clinic

For the first time, Canine Police Has Its Own Veterinarian Clinic

22 November, 2023 | Events, News, Press Releases

The U.S. Embassy coordinated with the Costa Rican Ministry of Justice to establish the first veterinarian clinic of the Penitentiary Police K-9 Unit. It will…

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: [email protected] 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…

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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…

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