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Senior State Department Officials On Posture of U.S. Embassy Kyiv

OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON VIA TELECONFERENCE MODERATOR: Thank you very much, and thanks to everyone for joining this call, especially on a Sunday evening on such short notice. As a reminder at the top, the briefing today is on background. We have joining us this evening two senior State Department officials who will discuss the recent decision regarding the authorized ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 23 January, 2022 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Office of the Spokesperson, travel advisories, ukraine

Briefing On Updates to State Department Travel Advisories

SPECIAL BRIEFING CARL C. RISCH, ASSISTANT SECRETARY BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS KARIN KING, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OVERSEAS CITIZEN SERVICES VIA TELECONFERENCE MR BROWN: Hey, good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for joining us today for this on-the-record briefing with the State Department’s Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Carl Risch, who will discuss the department’s plans to ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 6 August, 2020 | Topics: News from Washington | Tags: Global Health, Travel, travel advisories

Lifting of Global Level 4 Global Health Advisory

MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON On August 6, in close coordination with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of State lifted the Global Level 4 Health Advisory. The Global Advisory, initially put in place on March 19, 2020, advised U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 6 August, 2020 | Topics: News from Washington | Tags: Global Health, Travel, travel advisories