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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]
As such, the Secretary of State is first in line of succession to the governorship of Puerto Rico. Today, the post is similar to that of a foreign minister. The secretary is the officer in charge of Puerto Rico's foreign relations, albeit under the consent of Congress or the U.S. Department of State due to Puerto Rico's political status.
The government-owned corporations of Puerto Rico —or public corporations (Spanish: corporaciones públicas)— are a set of corporate entities owned entirely or in large part by the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico or by its municipalities.
Juan Ponce de León II, 28th governor of Puerto Rico, grandson of the first governor, and the first born in the island to become governor.. In the governor's absence, or if the governor dies or is unable to perform the executive duties, the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico takes control of the executive position, as acting governor during a temporary absence or inability, and as governor in ...
Born on December 14, 1988, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Marrero obtained a B.B.A. (Bachelor of Business Administration) from the University of Dayton (Ohio). After earning a Juris Doctor from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico and passing the bar, he went on to obtain an L.L.M. (Master of Laws) in Corporate Law from New York University School of Law.
Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico vests the executive power on the Governor. [1] The Governor has a duty to enforce state laws, to convene the Legislative Assembly, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Legislative Assembly, to appoint government officers, to appoint Justices, and to grant pardons.
It is also the largest agency of the executive branch of Puerto Rico, with, as of 2019, an annual budget of more than $3.5 billion USD [3] and over 72,000 staff—including more than 41,000 teachers, [4] [5] and as of 2020 the department is the third-largest school district in the United States by enrollment, with over 276,413 students and 857 ...
The main offices of the Puerto Rico Department of State in front of Plaza de Armas in Old San Juan. The day-to-day enforcement and administration of laws is delegated by the Governor to 16 executive departments created by the Constitution or by statute to deal with specific areas of government. The heads of the departments, chosen by the ...