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Published Thursday, January 21, 2021
Costa Rica congratulates
the U.S. President Joe Biden
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff and wire services
The Costa Rican government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, congratulated the 46th democratically-elected President of the United States Joseph Biden for the historical inauguration.
"Congratulations to the 46th President of the U.S., Joe Biden," President Carlos Alvarado posted on his social media. "Mr. President, count on Costa Rica to work with the U.S. in pursuit of our shared principles."
According to the ministry, the Costa Rican government will work actively and constructively together with President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their administration, to strengthen the recovery process in the face of the consequences of the covid-19 pandemic, the agenda (regional and multilateral) promoting political dialogue, the promotion of cooperation actions, as well as commercial promotion and foreign investments.
Costa Rica and the United States mark 170 years of diplomatic relations.
On his first official act as the 46th president, President Biden signed several documents in the President’s Room in the U.S. Capitol shortly after his swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday.
According to Voice of America Journal, the U.S. government news agency funded by the U.S. Congress, Biden signed the Inauguration Day Proclamation and documents for nominations to Cabinet and sub-Cabinet administration positions.
The signings were part of his campaign promise to reverse many of former President Donald Trump’s actions over the past four years by signing a series of executive orders on his first day in office.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Biden’s transition team said some of those issues include addressing the coronavirus crisis, immigration and climate change.
Almost immediately after taking the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol, aides said Biden would end the Muslim ban, halt construction of the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, and rejoin the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization.
Transition team officials also said Biden would order federal agencies to review policies that reinforce systemic racism, require the federal government not to discriminate based on gender identity or sexual orientation and revoke a Trump order to exclude non-citizens from the U.S. Census.
Biden also plans to fulfill his campaign promise to help financially distressed Americans cope with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. He will extend a federal freeze on evictions and ask federal agencies to extend a suspension on foreclosures on federally guaranteed mortgages.
The new president will also provide relief to students with large education loans by continuing a suspension on federal student loan interest and principal payments for the next eight months.
Aides said Biden would take dozens of other executive actions in the next 10 days, as he seeks to quickly redirect the country without waiting for congressional approval.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Biden would revoke the Defense Department’s ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces, as well as a policy that prohibits U.S. funding for international groups that perform abortions or help women get abortion services.
Only two recent presidents signed executive orders on their first day in office, and each signed just one. But aides said as Biden faces a worsening coronavirus pandemic, he is determined to act with a sense of urgency.
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