| Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, D.C. | |
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| Location | Washington, DC,United States |
| Address | 2114 S Street,N.W. |
| Coordinates | 38°54′49″N77°02′52″W / 38.91361°N 77.04778°W /38.91361; -77.04778 |
| Ambassador | Catalina Crespo Sancho |
TheEmbassy of Costa Rica inWashington, D.C. is thediplomatic mission ofCosta Rica to theUnited States. It is located at 2114 S StreetNorthwest, Washington, D.C. in the Kalorama neighborhood.[1]
The embassy also operatesConsulates-General inAtlanta,Houston,Los Angeles,Miami andNew York City.[2]
The ambassador isCatalina Crespo Sancho.[3]
In 1974, the Embassy received one of the three pre-Columbianstone spheres of Costa Rica that came to the United States as part of an agreement that had been negotiated in 1971 between American art specialistSamuel Adams Green and theMuseo Nacional de Costa Rica together with the Costa RicanMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Culture.[4] The two larger spheres went toFairmount Park inPhiladelphia, where they were displayed in 1976[5] together with other monumental sculptures, before going into storage[6] at the warehouses of the Fairmont Park Association.[7] The one in Washington D.C. is displayed in the streetside yard of the Embassy building, as a symbol of national identity.
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