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Agrément / appointment
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Accreditation (diplomacy)
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ambassador
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Remarks
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appointed by
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accredited during the government of
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Leave post
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| 1851
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Felipe Francisco Molina y Bedoya
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Juan Rafael Mora Porras
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Millard Fillmore
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| 1855
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Luis Molina Bedoya
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Juan Rafael Mora Porras
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Franklin Pierce
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| Apr. 24, 1893
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Manuel María de Peralta y Alfaro
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José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón
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Grover Cleveland
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| Dec 1895
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Joaquín Bernardo Calvo Rosales
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Chargé d'affaires
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Rafael Yglesias Castro
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Grover Cleveland
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| June 1, 1896
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Joaquín Bernardo Calvo Rosales
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minister
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Rafael Yglesias Castro
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Grover Cleveland
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| Jan. 5, 1899
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Joaquín Bernardo Calvo Rosales
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Rafael Yglesias Castro
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William McKinley
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| Aug 3, 1914
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Roberto Brenes Mesén
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Alfredo González Flores
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Woodrow Wilson
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| Aug 31, 1915
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Manuel Castro Quesada
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Alfredo González Flores
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Woodrow Wilson
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| Sep 1918
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Absent
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Federico Alberto Tinoco Granados
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Woodrow Wilson
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| Nov 29, 1920
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Octavio Béeche Argüello
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Julio Acosta García
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Woodrow Wilson
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| Dec. 27, 1922
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J. Rafael Oreamuno
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(* 1891 in Cartago, Costa Rica, en)
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Julio Acosta García
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Warren G. Harding
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| June 8, 1928
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Guillermo E. Gonzalez
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Chargé d'affaires
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Cleto González Víquez
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Calvin Coolidge
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| Sep 1 1928
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Fernando E. Piza
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Chargé d'affaires
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Cleto González Víquez
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Calvin Coolidge
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| Oct. 2, 1928
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Manuel Castro Quesada
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Cleto González Víquez
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Calvin Coolidge
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| June 6, 1931
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Guillermo E. Gonzalez
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Chargé d'affaires
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Cleto González Víquez
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Herbert C. Hoover
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| May 20, 1932
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Manuel González Zeledón
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Chargé d'affaires
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Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
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Herbert C. Hoover
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| May 25, 1934
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Manuel González Zeledón
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Minister Resident
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Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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June 1936
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| Aug 10, 1936
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Ricardo Castro Beeche
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León Cortés Castro
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| June 11, 1940
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June 17, 1940
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Luis Fernández Rodríguez
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Envoy Extraordinary and Ministre plénipotentiaire
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Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| May 6, 1943
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Embassy upgraded to embassy
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Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| Apr 28, 1943
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May 6, 1943
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Manuel Escalante Duran
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Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| May 29, 1944
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June 15, 1944
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Francisco de Paula Gutiérrez Ross
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Teodoro Picado Michalski
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| May 11, 1948
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May 26, 1948
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Mario Esqulivel
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José Figueres Ferrer
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Harry S. Truman
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| Feb. 28, 1950
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March 10, 1950
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Mario Echandi Jimenez
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Luis Rafael de la Trinidad Otilio Ulate Blanco
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Harry S. Truman
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| Nov 9, 1950
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Nov 21, 1950
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José Rafael Oreamuno Flores
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Son of Ramona Carazo y Alvarado and Félix Oreamuno y Jiménez, resigned from his post as ambassador on December 1, 1953.
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Luis Rafael de la Trinidad Otilio Ulate Blanco
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Harry S. Truman
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Dec. 1, 1953
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| Dec. 2, 1953
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Jorge Hazera
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Chargé d'affaires
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José Figueres Ferrer
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| Jan. 26, 1954
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Feb 9, 1954
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Antonio Aniceto Facio
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(Born September 12, 1889 in Cartago ) son of Natalia Ulloa and Justo A. Facio, surgeon ed. Liceo de Costa Rica; MD, Univ. of Pennsylvania, USA
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José Figueres Ferrer
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| May 18, 1955
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June 2, 1955
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Fernando Fournier
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José Figueres Ferrer
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| Aug 17, 1956
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Aug 30, 1956
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Gonzalo J. Facio
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José Figueres Ferrer
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| June 19, 1958
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July 16, 1958
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Manuel G. Escalante Duran
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Mario Echandi Jiménez
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| Dec 5, 1961
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José Rafael Oreamuno Flores
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Mario Echandi Jiménez
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John F. Kennedy
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| June 11, 1962
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July 6, 1962
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Gonzalo Facio Segreda
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Francisco José Orlich Bolmarcich
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John F. Kennedy
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| June 17, 1966
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June 28, 1966
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Fernando Ortuño Sobrado
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José Joaquín Trejos Fernández
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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| Aug 1, 1968
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22 Aug 1968
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Luis Demetrio Tinoco Castro
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(* September 26, 1905 in Cartago (Costa Rica) March 25, 1986 in en San José (Costa Rica))
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José Joaquín Trejos Fernández
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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| July 7, 1970
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July 21, 1970
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Rafael Alberto Zúñiga
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José Figueres Ferrer
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Richard Nixon
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| March 26, 1973
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Apr 9, 1973
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Marco Antonio López Aguero
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José Figueres Ferrer
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Richard Nixon
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| July 19, 1974
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Aug 19, 1974
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Rodolfo Silva Vargas
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Daniel Oduber Quirós
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Gerald Ford
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| May 31, 1978
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June 5th 1978
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Jose Rafael Echeverria
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Rodrigo Carazo Odio
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Jimmy Carter
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| June 9, 1982
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July 29, 1982
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Fernando Soto Harrison
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Born October 24, 1916 in Alajuela, son of Rita Harrison and Fernando Soto Ouardia
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Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez
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Ronald Reagan
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| Apr 16, 1984
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June 18, 1984
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Claudio Antonio Volio Guardia
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Born March 20, 1918 in Cartago, Costa Rica, son of Zoila Guardia Tinoco and Juan de Dios Pio Arturo Volio Jiménez, Minister of Agriculture 1949-1953
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Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez
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Ronald Reagan
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| Aug 6, 1985
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17 Sep 1985
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Federico Vargas Peralta
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Born November 21, 1933, son of Lía Cristina Peralta Escalante and Gonzalo Mario Vargas Rivera, August 16, 1977 - May 8, 1878 Minister of Finance, May 8, 1982 - April 19, 1984: Minister of Finance
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Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez
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Ronald Reagan
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| Dec 18, 1986
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Feb 10, 1987
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Guido Fernández Saborío
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(* January 24, 1933 in San José (Costa Rica) June 14, 1997 in Guachipelín de Escazú)
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Óscar Arias Sánchez
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Ronald Reagan
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| Apr 22, 1988
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5th July 1988
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Danilo Jiménez Veiga
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(* February 18, 1921) Son of Rosa Veiga Pinto and Aristides Jiménez Tinoco married Virginia ROQUEBERT RAMÍREZ on May 9, 1951
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Óscar Arias Sánchez
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Ronald Reagan
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| July 22, 1990
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Aug 7, 1990
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Gonzalo J. Facio Segreda
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(* March 28, 1918 in San José, Costa Rica) Son of María Teresa Segreda and Gonzalo J. Facio married to Ana Franco Calzia de Facio married children: Ana Catalina Facio de Marshall, Giannina Facio de Fahrner
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Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier
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George HW Bush
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| Aug 11, 1994
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Sonia Picado Sotela
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(* December 20, 1936 in San José (Costa Rica) )
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José María Figueres Olsen
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Bill Clinton
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| May 19, 1998
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May 27, 1998
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Jaime Daremblum Rosenstein
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(* October 11, 1940)
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Miguel Angel Rodríguez Echeverría
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Bill Clinton
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| May 14, 2009
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May 20, 2009
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Luis Diego Escalante Vargas
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Óscar Arias Sánchez
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Barack Obama
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| Sep 7 2010
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May 14, 2011
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Meta Shanon Figueres Boggs
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Laura Chinchilla Miranda
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Barack Obama
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