Puerto Rico Department of State

The Department of State of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Departamento de Estado de 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]

Department of State of Puerto Rico

Departamento de Estado de Puerto Rico
Palacio de la Real Intendencia serving as the main offices.
Agency overview
Formed	July 25, 1952; 72 years ago (1952-07-25)
Type	Executive department
Jurisdiction	Executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico
Headquarters	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Agency executive	Omar Marrero Díaz, Secretary of State
Child agencies	Bureau for Cultural Exchange and Technical Cooperation Intellectual Property Office Office of Protocol, International, and Interstate Relations Passport Acceptance Office Trademark Office
Key document	Constitution of Puerto Rico
Website	www.estado.pr.gov

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 Old Palace of the Royal Intendency (Antiguo Palacio de la Real Intendencia) in Old San Juan with regional offices in Arecibo, Fajardo and Ponce.^[2][3]

Secretaries

Main article: Secretary of State of Puerto Rico

• 1952–1964: Roberto Sánchez Vilella
• 1965–1966: Carlos J. Lastra
• 1966–1969: Guillermo Irizarry
• 1969–1973: Carlos Fernando Chardón
• 1973–1974: Victor Pons
• 1975–1977: Juan A. Albors
• 1977–1979: Reinaldo Paniagua Diez
• 1979–1981: Pedro R. Vazquez
• 1981–1985: Carlos S. Quirós
• 1985–1988: Héctor Luis Acevedo
• 1988–1988: Alfonso Lopez Char
• 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

1. "Origen del Departamento de Estado | Departamento de Estado" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-24.
2. "Departamento de Estado reanuda servicios en la Oficina de Pasaportes y Servicios". La Perla del Sur (in Mexican Spanish). 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
3. 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.
4. "Gobernadora de Puerto Rico designa nuevo secretario de Estado". CNN En Español. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

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