September 15, 1932
THE PEOPLE of the United States join me in extending hearty congratulations to Your Excellency and your fellow countrymen on this anniversary of Costa Rican independence.
HERBERT HOOVER
[His Excellency Ricardo Jimenez, The President of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica]
Herbert Hoover, Message to President Ricardo Jimenez on Costa Rica's Independence Day. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/207543