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New Costa Rican ambassador to US presents credentials at White House

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(Courtesy Casa Presidencial)

Costa Rica’s Ambassador to the United States Román Macaya presented his credentials to President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday, Sept. 18. Read a recent Tico Times’ interview with Macaya here.

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