Mission has announced the arrival of its new Consul General, Rick Swart. He arrived in Lagos on July 16. In a statement, the mission said: “As Consul General in Lagos, Swart is the senior U.S.

Before joining the State Department in 2002, he worked in the private sector on architectural and design projects in Asia ...

The embassy also noted that the new single-entry, three-month validity visa aligns with Ugandan visas issued for US citizens travelling on business and tourist visas.

Given the Cameroonian government’s ongoing persecution and arbitrary detention of journalists, the country has failed to meet a US statutory requirement on progress toward the rule of law and the ...

The United States Embassy in Yaoundé welcomes the official announcement of the date for Cameroon’s presidential elections on October 12, 2025. As a longstanding partner and friend of Cameroon, the ...

The US Department of State says nearly all non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to citizens of the four countries ...

Effective immediately, and in keeping with the U.S. Government’s global efforts to tighten U.S. immigration requirements, the ...

The US Embassy in Qatar issued an emergency “shelter in place” Monday for all Americans living there, soon before Iran attacked American military bases there. The embassy said it was issuing ...

A U.S. Embassy branch in Tel Aviv was slightly damaged due to shock wavers from Iranian missiles that hit the city, according to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. Huckabee said no personnel … ...

The U.S. Embassy in Israel is restricting its employees from traveling amid heightened tensions in the region between Israel and Iran. “Due to the increased regional tensions, U.S. government ...

The United States is reducing the number of people deemed nonessential to operations in the Middle East, the State Department announced on June 11 amid reports that the US Embassy in Baghdad is ...

The move comes after the Iranian defense minister warned that Tehran would target U.S. bases in the area if tensions escalated.