Presidential Elections Celebrated in San Jose and Limon

San Jose and Limon- November 4, 2008

Marking Election Night 2008, Embassy San Jose hosted a full evening of events that included not one, but two election night parties, the first held in the capital city of San Jose, and the second live via DVC from the American Corner in the Afro-Caribbean port city of Limon, with a combined total of over 500 guests, including members of government, business leaders, local Americans, high school student government leaders, and journalism students from local universities.  A full complement of television, print and radio media were on-scene broadcasting live, and conducting one-on-one interviews with the Ambassador, Deputy Chief of Mission, Political Counselor, and Public Affairs Officers, transmitting our celebration of democracy to viewers throughout Costa Rica. Statement by President Bush on U.S. Presidential Election Results.

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