List of ambassadors of the United States to Costa Rica explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the United States to Costa Rica
Insignia:US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:Cynthia Telles
Incumbentsince:March 11, 2022
Nominator:The President of the United States
Appointer:The President
Appointer Qualified:with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural:Solon Borland
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Website:U.S. Embassy - San Jose

The following is a list of United States ambassadors, or other chiefs of mission, to Costa Rica. On February 16, 2022, Cynthia Telles was sworn in as the 60th ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica.

RepresentativeTitlePresentation
of credentials		Termination
of mission		Appointed by
Solon Borland[1] Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiaryalign=center [2] align=center April 17, 1854Franklin Pierce
Mirabeau B. LamarMinister Residentalign=center September 14, 1858align=center May 20, 1859James Buchanan
Alexander Dimitryalign=center September 29, 1859align=center April 27, 1861
Charles N. Riottealign=center August 29, 1861align=center January 18, 1867Abraham Lincoln
Albert G. Lawrencealign=center January 18, 1867align=center June 24, 1868Andrew Johnson
Jacob B. Blairalign=center October 6, 1868align=center June 30, 1873
George Williamson[3] align=center August 13, 1873align=center January 31, 1879Ulysses S. Grant
Cornelius A. Loganalign=center December 25, 1879align=center April 17, 1882Rutherford B. Hayes
Henry Cook Hall[4] Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary align=center November 22, 1882align=center May 16, 1889Chester A. Arthur
Lansing B. Mizneralign=center August 30, 1889align=center December 31, 1890Benjamin Harrison
Romualdo Pachecoalign=center May 7, 1891align=center October 31, 1891
Richard Cutts Shannon[5] align=center October 31, 1891align=center April 30, 1893
Lewis Bakeralign=center May 20, 1893align=center December 9, 1897Grover Cleveland
William L. Merry[6] align=center January 15, 1898align=center March 4, 1911William McKinley
Lewis Einsteinalign=center November 3, 1911align=center December 29, 1911William H. Taft
Edward J. Halealign=center August 29, 1913align=center April 19, 1917[7] Woodrow Wilson
Stewart JohnsonChargé d'Affaires ad interimalign=center April 19, 1917align=center December 5, 1918
John F. Martin, Jr.align=center October 15, 1920align=center January 1921
Walter C. Thurstonalign=center January 1921align=center March 1922Warren G. Harding
Roy T. DavisEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiaryalign=center March 14, 1922align=center January 4, 1930
Charles C. EberhardtEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiaryalign=center March 14, 1930align=center September 24, 1933Herbert Hoover
Leo R. Sackalign=center October 16, 1933align=center January 10, 1937Franklin D. Roosevelt
William H. Hornibrookalign=center September 2, 1937align=center September 1, 1941
Arthur Bliss Lanealign=center October 27, 1941align=center March 17, 1942
Robert M. Scottenalign=center March 31, 1942align=center April 20, 1943
Fay Allen Des PortesAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaryalign=center May 20, 1943align=center September 11, 1944
Hallett Johnsonalign=center February 14, 1945align=center May 16, 1947
Walter J. Donnellyalign=center June 27, 1947align=center October 15, 1947Harry S. Truman
Nathaniel Penistone Davisalign=center January 31, 1948align=center June 8, 1949
Joseph Flackalign=center August 13, 1949align=center September 21, 1950
Philip Bracken Flemingalign=center November 20, 1951align=center August 7, 1953
Robert C. Hillalign=center November 4, 1953align=center September 10, 1954Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert F. Woodwardalign=center December 3, 1954align=center March 15, 1958
Whiting Willaueralign=center May 5, 1958align=center April 17, 1961
Raymond Tellesalign=center May 22, 1961align=center February 19, 1967John F. Kennedy
Clarence A. Boonstraalign=center March 8, 1967align=center August 11, 1969Lyndon B. Johnson
Walter C. Ploeseralign=center April 27, 1970align=center April 13, 1972Richard Nixon
Viron P. Vakyalign=center October 17, 1972align=center February 9, 1974
Terence A. Todmanalign=center March 17, 1975align=center January 24, 1977Gerald Ford
Marvin Weissmanalign=center June 28, 1977align=center March 22, 1980Jimmy Carter
Francis J. McNeilalign=center July 8, 1980align=center June 27, 1983
Curtin Winsor, Jr.align=center July 14, 1983align=center February 18, 1985Ronald Reagan
Lewis Arthur Tambsalign=center August 1, 1985align=center January 1, 1987
Deane Roesch Hintonalign=center November 17, 1987align=center January 4, 1990
Luis Guinot, Jr.align=center August 27, 1991align=center March 1, 1993George H. W. Bush
Robert O. HommeChargé d'Affaires ad interimalign=center March 1, 1993align=center July 1993Bill Clinton
Donald Harringtonalign=center July 1993align=center August 1993
Joseph Beceliaalign=center August 1993align=center October 21, 1994
Peter Jon de VosAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaryalign=center October 21, 1994align=center October 14, 1997
Thomas J. Dodd, Jr.align=center November 26, 1997align=center March 1, 2001
John J. Danilovichalign=center October 10, 2001align=center June 1, 2004George W. Bush
Mark Langdalealign=center November 8, 2005align=center July 31, 2007
Peter M. BrennanChargé d'Affaires ad interimalign=center August 1, 2007align=center May 5, 2008
Peter CianchetteAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaryalign=center May 5, 2008align=center June 19, 2009
Anne S. Andrewalign=center January 12, 2010align=center June 12, 2013Barack Obama
S. Fitzgerald Haneyalign=center July 8, 2015align=center July 15, 2017
Sharon Dayalign=center September 25, 2017align=center January 20, 2021Donald Trump
Cynthia TellesMarch 11, 2022PresentJoe Biden

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Notes and References

  1. Commissioned to Central America; resident at Managua.
  2. Borland did not present credentials in Costa Rica
  3. Commissioned to "the Central American States" but accredited individually to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; resident at Guatemala.
  4. Hall was appointed first as Minister Resident on April 17, 1882, and then promoted to “Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary” on July 13, 1882; he presented both sets of credentials the same day, November 22, 1882.
  5. Also accredited to El Salvador and Nicaragua; resident at Managua.
  6. Originally accredited to Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua; after December 12, 1907, only to Costa Rica and Nicaragua; after July 1, 1908, only Costa Rica. Resident at San José.
  7. Normal relations interrupted, January 27, 1917.

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