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US Embassy Tunisia: Protesters breach and set compound on fire (video);...
One of our readers (thanks D!) gave us a heads-up on this video of the protesters breaching the US Embassy Tunis compound on September 14. The 8:34 min video was posted in YouTube by...
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US Embassy Sudan: On Ordered Departure, No FAST Team for Now
Protestors in Khartoum targetted the U.S., British and German embassies after Friday prayer last week. Time.com reports that since it was Friday, the weekend in the region, Western embassy staff were...
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US Embassy Mali Now on Ordered Departure for Family Members
Late today, the State Department updated its January 16, 2013 Travel Warning for Mali. Once again warning against all travel to Mali because of ongoing fighting in northern and central Mali, the new...
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US Embassy Libya Now on (Partial?) Ordered Departure
Via the State Department: The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Libya and strongly advises against all but essential travel to Tripoli and all travel to Benghazi,...
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Morsi Ousted, US Mission Egypt Now On Ordered Departure
— By Domani Spero Shortly after noon today, the Department of State ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members from Egypt due to the ongoing political and...
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Photo of the Day: Kids Get Picked Up From School By Armored Vehicles
—By Domani Spero Something you might add to the “You might be in the Foreign Service” list … if your kids get picked up from school by a motorcade of armored vehicles, and they all looked calm: Via...
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US Consulate General Lahore Now on Ordered Departure For Non-Emergency Personnel
– Domani Spero On August 8, theState Department issued a new Travel Warning for Pakistan warning U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel to that country and announcing the ordered departure of...
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US Embassy Juba Suspends Operations, Now on Ordered Departure for...
– Domani Spero Today, the State Department suspended normal operation at the US Embassy in Juba and authorized the ordered departure of non-emergency staff from post. It also issued a new Travel...
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U.S. Embassy Juba Evacuates U.S. Citizens From South Sudan
–Domani Spero On December 17, the State Department suspended normal operations at the U.S. Embassy in Juba and authorized the ordered departure of non emergency staff from post. It also issued a new...
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US Embassy Egypt: Ordered Departure Lifted, Issues New Travel Alert
– Domani Spero On January 6, the State Department issued a new Travel Alert advising U.S. citizens of the risks of travelling to Egypt due to continuing unrest. The ordered departure of US Embassy...
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GIF of the Day: Just checking the Lessons Learned box?
– Domani Spero Via Burn Bag: “Wouldn’t the bureau with the most evacuations benefit from listening to evacuees instead of being so defensive and bristling at suggestions for improvement? Instead of...
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U.S. Embassy Liberia Now on Ordered Departure For Family Members, New Travel...
– Domani Spero On August 7, the State Department ordered the departure of all family members not employed at the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia. The new Travel Warning issued today says that the...
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U.S. Embassy Sierra Leone Now on Ordered Departure for Family Members #Ebola
– Domani Spero On August 14, the State Department announced the ordered departure of family members not employed at U.S. Embassy Freetown from Sierra Leone. This follows the ordered departure of...
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U.S. Embassy Lesotho Now on Ordered Departure for Non-Employed Family Members
– Domani Spero On August 30, following a reported coup in Lesotho, the U.S. Embassy in Maseru issued a message to U.S. citizens urging them to “take proper precautions when traveling, such as...
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US Embassy Yemen on Ordered Departure Once Again
– Domani Spero Updated 11/14/14: We were told by an official source a couple days ago that no public statement was released since this is not a “new” ordered departure (OD) but phase two of original...
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New #Burundi Travel Warning, Non-Emergency US Embassy Staff & Family Members...
Posted: 9:46 pm PDT We posted this earlier today: US Embassy Burundi: Amidst Coup Attempt, No Movement of Personnel Until Further Notice. Sometime in the last 24 hours, the State Department must...
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US Embassy Burundi Now on Ordered Departure Status (Second Evacuation in 2015)
Posted: 3:07 pm EDT On May 15, 2015, the US Embassy in Bujumbura, Burundi went on Ordered Departure status (see New #Burundi Travel Warning, Non-Emergency US Embassy Staff & Family Members Now on...
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U.S. Consulate Adana and All DOD Dependents in Incirlik, Izmir, Mugla, Now on...
Posted: 2:40 pm ET Updated: 5:17 pm ET (map added plus approximate number of military dependent evacuees) The State Department terminated the “authorized departure” status of the U.S. Consulate in...
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DOD to Evacuate 670 Military Dependents, 287 Pets From Turkey — How Many...
Posted: 2:16 am ET 670 dependents and 287 pets expected to be evacuated from Turkey, @US_EUCOM says. https://t.co/Yb1DiN4T7N — Jacqueline Klimas (@jacqklimas) March 29, 2016 Via DPB of March 29,...
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DOD Talks About Military Families Ordered Out of Turkey, @StateDept Remains...
Posted: 3:07 am ET US families ordered to leave Turkey are unlikely to return https://t.co/1FVYKfQQtk — Diplopundit (@Diplopundit) April 4, 2016 Families Leaving Turkey Get Supportive @usairforce...
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