Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship (Costa Rica)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship () is the ministry in charge of the foreign policy of Costa Rica, including the management of diplomatic missions around the world and their personnel. Its lead title holder is called the Chancellor () of the country, a position currently held since January 2020 by Rodolfo Solano Quirós. There is a Vice Minister of Bilateral Affairs and International Cooperation (currently: Adriana Bolaños Argueta) and a Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs (currently: Christian Guillermet-Fernández) History. The office was first created on 9 April 1844 as the "Ministry  of Government and Police, Internal and Foreign Affairs" with José María Castro Madriz at its helm. On 10 February 1847 it was reorganized as the "Ministry of Internal, Foreign Affairs, Government, Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs". The then office of Ecclesiastical Affairs was in charge of the foreign affairs related to the Holy See, and today it refers to the "Worship" in the current name of the ministry. In 1920 the ministry moves to the current location, the Yellow House (), a building donated by Andrew Carnegie. In 1948 it acquires its current name due to the reorganization of the Founding Junta  of the Second Republic. Functions. According to Law No. 3008 of 18 July 1962, the function of the Ministry is to collaborate with the President of the Republic, under the direction of the Minister appointed for this purpose, in the systematized formulation of the country's foreign policy, in the orientation of its international relations and in the safeguarding of national sovereignty. It is the means by which the Republic of Costa Rica carries out all its negotiations with foreign governments and institutions. The Ministry has, among other objectives: