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Costa Rica, U.S. Embassy About the EmbassyU.S. Policy IssuesU.S. Citizen ServicesVisas to the U.S.Programs and ServicesEspañol EMBASSY HIGHLIGHTS U.S. Embassy Officer Robert Andrew delivers three document scanners to the Director General of Immigration and Foreign Status Mario Zamora San Jose, Costa Rica (April 18, 2008). The Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section of the U.S. Embassy donated three specialized document scanners to the Government of Costa Rica s Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security, Government and Police. These scanners will help digitize Costa Rica s paper immigration records and streamline document management." Latest Headlines From the Embassy Colonel Martin Arias, Costa Rica Coast Guard accepts donation of GPS units from U.S. Embassy s Political Officer Robert Andrew San Jose, Costa Rica (April 11, 2008). As part of the U.S. Government s continuing efforts to assist the Government of Costa Rica in their fight against narcotrafficking, our Narcotics Affairs Section donated 12 GPSs and five Motorola radios to the Costa Rican Coast Guard (SNGC). This navigation and communications equipment will enhance the SNGC s ability to track and interdict suspected drug smugglers along Costa Rica s maritime areas. Deputy Assistant Secretary, Kirsten Madison, met with Costa Rican President, Dr. Oscar Arias Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Kirsten Madison, visits Costa Rica from March 31 to April 2.During her visit she met President Oscar Arias, American Chamber of Commerce members, and representatives from the Costa Rican Ministry of Public Security and Foreign Trade. Deputy Assistant Secretary Madison also traveled to the province of Puntarenas, where she visited the tuna company Sardimar, the Costa Rican Coast Guard facilities and the location of the new Coast Guard station to be built in Puerto Caldera. 04/03/08 Building an Enduring Engagement in Latin A...