Ana Elena Pinto

Ana Elena Pinto Lizano is a Costa Rican career diplomat, serving since 15 October 2026 as minister of foreign affairs and worship. Her appointment was announced by President Laura Fernández on 5 October 2026 to replace Manuel Tovar Rivera.

Pinto Lizano is an expert in international relations. She holds a master's degree in international management and negotiations and has studied at the Centre d'Etudes Diplomatiques et Stratégiques (CEDS) in Paris. She joined her country's diplomatic service in 2002 and her previous positions have included ambassador to France and Monaco, permanent representative to UNESCO and representative to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).

Notes

  1. ↑ In this name that follows Hispanic American naming customs, the first or paternal surname is Pinto and the second or maternal family name is Lizano.

References

  1. ↑ Quirós Zúñiga, Fabricio (15 October 2026). "Una diplomática de carrera asume por primera vez la Cancillería de Costa Rica tras polémica destitución de su antecesor" [A career diplomat takes over as Costa Rica's foreign minister for the first time following the controversial dismissal of her predecessor]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Murillo, Álvaro (5 October 2026). "Costa Rica names Ana Elena Pinto new foreign minister". Reuters. Retrieved 24 October 2026.
  3. ↑ Forbes Staff (5 October 2026). "Ana Elena Pinto: la mujer que asumirá la Cancillería de Costa Rica" [Ana Elena Pinto: the woman who is to take office as Costa Rica's foreign minister]. Forbes Centroamérica (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2026.
  4. ↑ Martinez, Alonso (5 October 2026). "Ana Elena Pinto Lizano es la nueva canciller de Costa Rica" [Ana Elena Pinto Lizano is Costa Rica's new foreign minister]. Delfino (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2026.