Puerto Rico Department of State
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 Palacio de la Real Intendencia serving as the main offices. | |
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| Formed | July 25, 1952 |
| Type | Executive department |
| Jurisdiction | Executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico |
| Headquarters | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Agency executive | |
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| Website | www.estado.pr.gov |
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The Department of State of Puerto Rico was created in July 1952 and is responsible of promoting the cultural, political, and economical relations between Puerto Rico, other jurisdictions of the United States and foreign countries.[1]
History[]
The Department of State of Puerto Rico was established by section 6 of Article IV of the constitution passed on July 25, 1952.[1]
The Department headquarters is located in the antiguo Palacio de la Real Intendencia in Old San Juan with regional offices in Arecibo, Fajardo and Ponce.[2][3]
Secretaries[]
- 1952–1964: Roberto Sánchez Vilella
- 1965–1966:
- 1966–1969: Guillermo Irizarry
- 1969–1973: Carlos Fernando Chardón
- 1973–1974: Victor Pons
- 1975–1977:
- 1977–1979: Reinaldo Paniagua Diez
- 1979–1981: Pedro R. Vazquez
- 1981–1985: Carlos S. Quirós
- 1985–1988: Héctor Luis Acevedo
- 1988–1988:
- 1988–1990: Sila M. Calderon
- 1990–1992: Antonio J. Colorado
- 1992–1992: Salvador M. Padilla Escabi
- 1993–1995: Baltasar Corrada del Rio
- 1995–1999: Norma Burgos
- 1999–2001: Angel Morey
- 2001–2003: Ferdinand Mercado
- 2004–2004: Jose Izquierdo Encarnacion
- 2005–2005: Marisara Pont Marchese
- 2005–2009: Fernando J. Bonilla
- 2009–2013: Kenneth D. McClintock
- 2013–2015: David Bernier
- 2015–2016: Víctor Suárez Meléndez
- 2017–2019: Luis G. Rivera Marín
- 2019: Pedro Pierluisi (acting)
- 2019–2020: Elmer L. Román González
- 2020–2021: Raúl Márquez Hernández[4]
See also[]
- List of company registers#District/Territorial registries (Puerto Rico Trademark Office)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Origen del Departamento de Estado | Departamento de Estado" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "Departamento de Estado reanuda servicios en la Oficina de Pasaportes y Servicios". La Perla del Sur (in Spanish). 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Rico, Ed Microjuris com Puerto (2018-11-28). "Instalaciones del Departamento de Estado en VSJ pueden ser utilizadas para actividades privadas". Microjuris al Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "Gobernadora de Puerto Rico designa nuevo secretario de Estado". CNN En Español. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
Categories:
- Executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico