Former President of Costa Rica had his US visa canceled after criticizing Trump

Nobel prize winner with ties to Boston has visa revoked after criticizing Trump

The visa of a Nobel Prize-winning leader has been revoked, and the leader believes it might have to do with criticisms of President Trump.

Former Costa Rican president says visa may have been revoked over criticism of Trump

Former Costa Rica president Óscar Arias Sánchez – a Nobel Peace Prize winner – had his U.S. visa revoked by President Trump’s U.S. State Department this week.Arias Sánchez, 84, said in an interview with Morning Edition that U.S. Embassy workers in Costa Rica told him his visa was revoked due to his close ties with the Chinese government. Arias Sánchez served as president of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990 and then again from 2006 to 2010. Costa Ric…

Nobel Peace Prize winner says U.S. revoked his visa

The former president of Costa Rican and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias said his visa was revoked by the U.S. State Department earlier this week.

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Former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias has US visa revoked

The State Department revoked the visa of former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias on Tuesday. Arias is a Nobel Peace Prize winner who often traveled to the United States to receive further accolades for his work while he was president.…

The former President of Costa Rica and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias said Tuesday that the United States “has characteristics of autocracy”, after Donald Trump’s government stripped him of his visa to that country. Twice President (1986-1990 and 2006-2010), Arias won the Nobel Prize in 1987 for his active diplomatic action to end the civil wars in Central America. He was also a pioneer in this region by breaking ties with Taiwan to establ…