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U.S. Embassy Bamako: Family Members on ‘Authorized Departure’ From Mali. Again.
Posted: 4:09 am ET In December 2015, the U.S. Embassy in Mail went on “authorized departure” for non-emergency staff and family members. On March 1, 2016, the “authorized departure” order was lifted....
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@StateDept Orders Departure of Non-Emergency Personnel From US Embassy #Juba,...
Posted: 1:12 am ET Updated 1:20 am ET On July 10, the State Department issued a new Travel Warning against travel to South Sudan due to ongoing fighting, intercommunal violence, and violent crime. It...
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US Embassy Juba: Two Charter Flights For U.S. Citizens to Depart on July 14
Posted: 1:11 pm ET The U.S. Embassy in Juba sent an emergency message to U.S. citizens in South Sudan informing them on two charter flights departing from Juba to Entebbe (Uganda) on Thursday, July 14....
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U.S. Embassy Juba: 47 Troops Ordered to South Sudan, 130 Pre-Positioned in...
Posted: 2:19 am PT On July 13, President Obama informed Congress of the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces personnel to the U.S. Embassy in Juba, South Sudan. In response to the deteriorating security...
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D/MR Higginbottom Swears In Mary Beth Leonard, New Ambassador to the African...
Posted: 2:24 am ET Honored to swear in Mary Beth Leonard, a strong leader, human rights defender & Africa expert as @US_AU ambassador. pic.twitter.com/BuwogloA74 — Heather Higginbottom...
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US Embassy Addis Ababa Restricts Personal Travel of USG Personnel in Ethiopia
Posted:12:09 am ET On August 9, the US Embassy in Ethiopia issued an emergency message informing U.S. citizens in the country of the restrictions on personal travel by USG personnel: The U.S. Embassy...
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First Person: An Embassy Bombing – Dar Es Salaam, August 7, 1998
Posted:12:41 am ET The following is an excerpt from a first person account of the 1998 bombing in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania by FSO Dante Paradiso. He is a career Foreign Service Officer, a lawyer, and...
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Americans Targeted in South Sudan, a Country That Gets $1.5B in American...
Posted: 3:36 am ET The AP report says that “the attack on the Terrain hotel compound in Juba last month shows the hostility toward foreigners and aid workers by troops under the command of South...
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Photo of the Day: Staffers Smile and Carry Signs Bearing Secretary Kerry’s Face
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@StateDept Honors DSS Agents For Heroism in the Radisson Blu Hotel Attack in...
Posted: 3:41 am ET It’s a privilege to honor @StateDept Diplomatic Security Service Agents for their heroic actions under fire in Mali. pic.twitter.com/E7ab6ZhgU9 — Heather Higginbottom...
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U.S. Embassy Libreville Cancels Routine Services For Sept2 Following Gabon...
Posted: 3:24 am ET On September 1, the US Embassy in Gabon released a security message concerning the protests and demonstrations roiling the country. It announced that it will be open for limited...
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#SouthSudan Presidential Guards Target American Diplomats in Juba
Posted: 3:22 am ET On August 17, we blogged about South Sudan troops targeting Americans in the country. (see Americans Targeted in South Sudan, a Country That Gets $1.5B in American Humanitarian...
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@StateDept: Attack Not Specific Targeting of Americans Diplomats, #SouthSudan...
Posted: 12:03 am ET We blogged about FP’s piece on the targeting last July of American diplomats in Juba, South Sudan (see #SouthSudan Presidential Guards Target American Diplomats in Juba). On...
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US Embassy Kinshasa Now on ‘Ordered Departure’ For Family Members of USG...
Posted: 1:20 am ET On September 29, the State Department issued a new Travel Warning for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It also announced the evacuation of family members of U.S. Government...
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FSO Dante Paradiso Writes an Enduring Portrait of a U.S. Embassy Under Fire
Posted: 12:38 am ET We previously posted about Dante Pardiso’s published work in this blog (see FSO Dante Paradiso: The Killing of Unarmed Black Men Is Hurting America’s Image Abroad and First...
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US Embassy Kenya’s Threat Designation Downgraded Just as ISIS Claims Stabbing...
Posted: 1:15 am ET There was a shooting incident outside the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya on October 27 after a knife-wielding assailant attacked an armed Kenyan police officer guarding an entrance...
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Activists Missing in #Zimbabwe, Also the U.S. Ambassador Tweets About Mickey...
Posted: 4:01 pm ET Zimbabwe activists beaten ahead of bond notes protests https://t.co/HI4kR1E2Ir pic.twitter.com/qEw1zog92i — Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 18, 2016 Activists savagely beaten by...
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US Embassy Accra’s “Operation Spartan Vanguard” Shuts Down Fake U.S. Embassy...
Posted: 12:23 am ET Via state.gov/DS In Accra, Ghana, there was a building that flew an American flag outside every Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, 7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Inside hung a photo of President...
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Ex-Security Guard #AdamaBarrow Defeats Gambian Dictator #YahyaJammeh
Posted: 4:04 pm ET Gambia’s President, in Power 22 Years, Loses Election https://t.co/SmGtgkX9QZ — Isacco Consonni (@Plutonwarden) December 2, 2016 Yahya Jammeh, The Gambia's authoritarian president...
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US Embassy Kinshasa Now on ‘Authorized Departure’ For Non-Emergency Personnel...
Posted: 6:13 pm PT On September 30, 2016, the State Department placed family members of USG employees in the Democratic Republic of Congo on mandatory evacuation (see US Embassy Kinshasa Now on...
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