Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship (Costa Rica)
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9°56′11″N 84°04′24″W / 9.93649°N 84.07325°W
- Arnoldo André Tinoco, Chancellor (Canciller)
- Adriana Bolaños Argueta, Vice Minister of Bilateral Affairs and International Cooperation
- Christian Guillermet-Fernández, Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs
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 Yellow House (Casa Amarilla), headquarters of MREC. | |
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| Formed | 9 April 1844 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Costa Rica |
| Headquarters | Casa Amarilla, 9°56′11″N 84°04′24″W / 9.93649°N 84.07325°W |
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| Website | www |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto, MREC) is the ministry in charge of the foreign policy of Costa Rica, including the management of diplomatic missions around the world and their personnel. [1]
Its lead title holder is called the Chancellor (Canciller) of the country, a position currently held since 8 May 2022 by Arnoldo André Tinoco.[2] There is a Vice Minister of Bilateral Affairs and International Cooperation (currently: Adriana Bolaños Argueta[3]) and a Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs (currently: Christian Guillermet-Fernández[4])
The office was first created on 9 April 1844 as the "Ministry of Government and Police, Internal and Foreign Affairs" with José María Castro Madriz at its helm. On 10 February 1847 it was reorganized as the "Ministry of Internal, Foreign Affairs, Government, Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs". The then office of Ecclesiastical Affairs was in charge of the foreign affairs related to the Holy See, and today it refers to the "Worship" in the current name of the ministry.
In 1920 the ministry moves to the current location, the Yellow House (Casa Amarilla), a building donated by Andrew Carnegie.
In 1948 it acquired its current name due to the reorganization of the Founding Junta of the Second Republic.[5]
