The Department of State of Puerto Rico was created in July 1952 and is responsible of promoting the
cultural, political, and economical relations between
Puerto Rico
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, other jurisdictions of the
United States
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and foreign countries.
History
The Department of State of Puerto Rico was established by section 6 of Article IV of the constitution passed on July 25, 1952.
The Department headquarters is located in the
Old Palace of the Royal Intendency (''Antiguo Palacio de la Real Intendencia'') in
Old San Juan
Old San Juan ( es, Viejo San Juan) is a historic district located at the "northwest triangle" of the islet of San Juan. Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios (s ...
with regional offices in
Arecibo
Arecibo (; ) is a city and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta and Florida. It is about west of San Juan, th ...
,
Fajardo
Fajardo (, ) is a town and municipality -Fajardo Combined Statistical Area.
Fajardo is the hub of much of the recreational boating in Puerto Rico and a popular launching port to Culebra, Vieques, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. It is ...
and
Ponce.
Secretaries
* 1952–1964:
Roberto Sánchez Vilella
Roberto Sánchez Vilella (19 February 1913 – 24 March 1997) was the governor of Puerto Rico from 1965 to 1969. Sánchez Vilella successfully ran for governor in the 1964 elections for the '' Partido Popular Democrático''. He is also the fou ...
* 1965–1966:
Carlos J. Lastra
* 1966–1969:
Guillermo Irizarry
* 1969–1973:
Carlos Fernando Chardón
Major General Carlos Fernando Chardón also referred to as "Fernando Chardón"Various notable members of his family were named "Carlos Chardón". He preferred to be referred to as "Fernando Chardón" to avoid confusion with the others. (Septemb ...
* 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
Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia (born April 26, 1959) is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer currently serving as governor of Puerto Rico. He has previously served as Secretary of Justice, Resident Commissioner, acting
Secretary of State, i ...
* 2019–2020:
Elmer L. Román González
* 2020–2021:
Raúl Márquez Hernández
See also
*
List of company registers#District/Territorial registries (Puerto Rico Trademark Office)
References
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Executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico