Peter Cianchette, a businessman and former Republican nominee for the governor of Maine, is set to be the new U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica following Senate's approval on Tuesday.

Sen. Olympia Snowe announced the confirmation saying it is a proud moment for Maine, according to the Associated Press.

Cianchette (pronounced “chin-kett”) takes over for former Ambassador Mark Langdale, who left his San José post to head the George W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation in Dallas.

In 2004, Cianchette led the Bush-Cheney campaign in Maine, where he is the state's Republican national committeeman. His business credentials include partner at CHK Capital Partners, a strategic planning firm, and chief operations officer of Pierce Atwood Consulting and The Cianchette Group.

The entrepreneur-politico says he is up for the job despite his rusty Spanish and having never visited Costa Rica, reported Maine's Morning Sentinel.