Puerto Rico Department of State

Government of Puerto Rico

Department of State of Puerto RicoDepartamento 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
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* Agriculture
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* Housing
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* Natural and Environmental Resources
* Public Safety
* Sports and Recreation
* State
* Transportation and Public Works
* Treasury

Departments

* Agriculture
* Consumer Affairs
* Corrections and Rehabilitation
* Economic Development and Commerce
* Education
* Family
* Health
* Housing
* Justice
* Labor and Human Resources
* Natural and Environmental Resources
* Public Safety
* Sports and Recreation
* State
* Transportation and Public Works
* Treasury

Finances

* Bonds
* Budget
* Budget balance
* COFINA
* Consolidated Fund
* General Fund
* Government Development Bank
* Internal Revenue Code
* Public debt
* Public Improvements Fund
* Special State Funds
* Taxation
* Sales and Use Tax

Processes & protocols

* Line of succession
* Transition process

* 2004
* 2008
* 2012

Other branches

* Judicial branch
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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]

## History

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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

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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

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* List of company registers#District/Territorial registries (Puerto Rico Trademark Office)

## References

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1. ^ a b "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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Executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico

* Agriculture
* Consumer Affairs
* Corrections and Rehabilitation
* Economic Development and Commerce
* Education
* Family
* Health
* Housing
* Justice
* Labor and Human Resources
* Natural and Environmental Resources
* Public Safety
* Sports and Recreation
* State
* Transportation and Public Works
* Treasury

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