Costa Rican Americans
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Costa Rican Americans are Americans of at least partial Costa Rican descent.
Franklin Chang Díaz is a mechanical engineer, physicist, former NASA astronaut.
Sonia Chang-Díaz politician who represents the 2nd Suffolk District in the Massachusetts Senate.
Christiana Figueres appointed Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Relations between Costa Rica and the United States have been historically close; nevertheless there were instances in history where the US and Costa Rica disagreed. One such example might be the case of Freebooter William Walker. Nevertheless, considering that Costa Rica generally supports the U.S. in international fora, especially in the areas of democracy and human rights, modern day relations are very strong.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Costa Rican Foreign Minister Rodolfo Solano sign a security partnership in 2021
The US delivers Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to Costa Rica as part of the COVAX initiative in 2021
Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, D.C.