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The Bureau for Emergency Management and Disaster Administration —Spanish: Negociado para el Manejo de Emergencias y Administración de Desastres— is the agency of the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico that oversees all emergency activities that occur in Puerto Rico.
SAIME (formerly ONIDEX) is a Venezuelan government institution, traditionally in charge of Civil registry services. The name derives from the Spanish acronym for S ervicio A dministrativo de I dentificación, M igración y E xtranjería (Administrative Service of Identification, Migration and Foreigners).
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 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]
[24] [25] "Without action before April, Puerto Rico’s ability to execute contracts for Fiscal Year 2018 with its managed care organizations will be threatened, thereby putting at risk beginning July 1, 2017 the health care of up to 900,000 poor U.S. citizens living in Puerto Rico", according to a letter sent to Congress by the Secretary of ...
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.
The Chief of Staff of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Secretario de la Gobernación de Puerto Rico) is the highest-ranking officer in the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico after the governor and the secretary of state.
The Puerto Rico State Commission on Elections (Spanish: Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico, CEEPR or CEE-PUR) is the government agency of the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico that oversees and manages elections in Puerto Rico as well as guaranteeing the right to vote to its citizens.