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, other jurisdictions of the United States 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 with regional offices in Arecibo, Fajardo and Ponce.
Secretaries
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 2019–2020: Elmer L. Román González 2020–2021: Raúl Márquez Hernández
2021: Larry Rodríguez 2021–2025: Omar Marrero 2025–present: Rosachely Rivera
See also List of company registers#District/Territorial registries (Puerto Rico Trademark Office)
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