Embassy_of_Costa_Rica,_London

Embassy of Costa Rica, London

Embassy of Costa Rica, London

Embassy in London, England

The Embassy of Costa Rica in London is the diplomatic mission of Costa Rica in the United Kingdom.[1] The mission was raised to the status of embassy in 1956, having previously been a legation.[2]

Embassy of Costa Rica in London

María del Carmen Gutiérrez Chamberlain de Chittenden, ambassador from 1962, was the first woman ambassador accredited to the Court of St James's.

List of ambassadors

Ministers

  • 1876?: Francisco María Iglesias Llorente
  • 1882 to 1887: León Fernández Bonilla (non-resident)
  • 1887 to 1898: Manuel María de Peralta y Alfaro (resident in Paris)
  • 1913 to 1919: Wenceslao de la Guardia y Fábrega
  • 1950?: Luis Dobles Segreda (resident in?)
  • 1954 to 1956: Virginia Prestinary de Gallegos

Ambassadors

  • 1957 to ?: Humberto Pacheco Coto
  • 1958 to 1962: Alfredo Alfaro Sotela
  • 1962 to 1966: María del Carmen Gutiérrez Chamberlain de Chittenden
  • 1966 to ?: Claudia Cascante de Rojas
  • 1970 to 1974: Manuel Escalante Durán
  • 1974 to 1977?: Eduardo Echeverría-Villafranca
  • 1977 to 1978: Fernando Soto-Harrison
  • 1978 to 1981: Carlos Manuel Gutiérrez-Cañas
  • 1982 to 1986: Jorge Borbón Zeller[3]
  • 1986 to 1988: Marcelo Martén Sancho[4][5]
  • 1989 to 1990: Miguel Yamuni Tabush
  • 1990 to 199(3): Luís Rafael Tinoco Alvarado
  • 199(5) to 1998: Jorge Borbón Zeller[6]
  • 1998 to ?: Rodolfo Gutiérrez Carranza[7]
  • 2007 to 2015: Pilar Saborío de Rocafort[8]
  • 2015 to 2018: José Enrique Castillo Barrantes[9][10]
  • 2018 to present: Rafael Ortiz Fábrega

References

  1. [1]
    "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 8 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Missions Raised To Embassy Status". The Times. 12 December 1956.
  3. [3]
    "Court Circular". The Times. 21 July 1982.
  4. [4]
    "Court Circular". The Times. 15 October 1986.
  5. [5]
    "Court Circular". The Times. 4 August 1988.
  6. [6]
    "Court Circular". The Times. 9 February 1995.
  7. [7]
    "Court Circular". The Times. 18 December 1998.
  8. [8]
    "New Permanent Representative of Costa Rica presents credentials". Press Releases. United Nations Information Service. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  9. [9]
    "His Excellency J. Enrique Castillo". Diplomat Magazine. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  10. [10]
    "New ambassadors from Australia, Honduras, South Sudan and Costa Rica". Government Offices of Sweden. September 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

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