Facio first became Costa Rican ambassador to the United States in 1956, and held the post for two years.[citation needed] He returned to the position in 1962, serving through 1966. He was named foreign minister in 1970, and was succeeded by Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier in 1978. From 1990 to 1994, he was again ambassador to the United States. In 1998, he was appointed ambassador to Mexico, and stepped down in 2001.[5]
He was married three times. He had three children (Sandra, Alda and Rómulo) from his first wife, María Lilia Montejo Ortuño. From his second wife, Ana Franco Calzia, he had three more children (Ana Catalina, Giannina and Carla). From his third wife Julia Nubia Salmerón Mejía he had no offspring.[6]
Facio died at the age of 99 on 24 January 2018 in Escazu.[7]
^Fern, Juan; públicos, o Lara Salas Redactor en la sección Sociedad y Servicios Periodista graduado en la Universidad de Costa Rica Ganó el premio Redactor del año de La Nación Escribe sobre servicios; infraestructura; Telecomunicaciones, Energía Y. (24 January 2018). "Falleció político y diplomático Gonzalo Facio Segreda". La Nación, Grupo Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-05.
