U.S. Embassies Abroad
A U.S. Embassy or Consulate is located in all of the countries we visit. Their offices can provide emergency assistance in case of accidents or legal matters. Americans living or traveling abroad are encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov, and to obtain updated information on travel and security from the Consulate in the destination country. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the U.S. Embassy. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency.
Please consult the consular information sheets for your destination before you travel and carry with you the important phone numbers and contact information for the U.S. embassy or consulate in that destination country.
US DEPT. of STATE EMBASSY WEBSITES:
http://usembassy.state.gov/
CONSULAR INFORMATION SHEETS FOR EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD:
Current information on legal and safety issues for travelers.
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1765.html
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ARGENTINA
REGISTRATION/EMBASSY AND CONSULATE LOCATIONS: Americans living or traveling in Argentina are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department’s travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov, and to obtain updated information on travel and security within Argentina. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy or Consulate to contact them in case of emergency. The U.S. Embassy is located at Avenida Colombia 4300 in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires (near the Plaza Italia stop on the "D" line subway). The main Embassy switchboard telephone is (011)(54)(11) 5777-4533. Recorded consular information, including instructions on whom to contact in case of an American citizen emergency, is available at tel. (54)(11) 4514-1830. The main embassy fax is (54)(11) 5777-4240. The Consular Section fax is (011)(54)(11) 5777-4293. Additional information on Embassy services available to U.S. citizens is available on the Internet at http://buenosaires.usembassy.gov, or by e-mail: BuenosAires-ACS@state.gov.
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BOTSWANA
REGISTRATION/EMBASSY LOCATION : Americans living or traveling in Botswana are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department's travel registration website , https://travelregistration.state.gov, and to obtain updated information on travel and security within Botswana. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy or Consulate to contact them in case of emergency. The U.S. Embassy is located in Gaborone on Embassy Drive, Government Enclave. The mailing address is P.O. Box 90, Gaborone, telephone (267) 395-3982; fax (267) 318-0232; email consulargaboro@state.gov, and the after-hours emergency telephone (267) 395-7111.
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CHILE
REGISTRATION / EMBASSY LOCATION : Americans living or traveling in Chile are encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov , and to obtain updated information on travel and security within Chile. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the U.S. Embassy. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy or Consulate to contact them in case of emergency. The U.S. Embassy is located at Avenida Andres Bello 2800, Santiago, Chile, (56)(2) 232-2600, Consular Section fax number (56) (2) 330-3005, website www.santiago.state.gov.
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COSTA RICA
REGISTRATION / EMBASSY LOCATION : Americans living or traveling in Chile are encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov , and to obtain updated information on travel and security within Chile. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the U.S. Embassy. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy or Consulate to contact them in case of emergency. The U.S. Embassy is located at Avenida Andres Bello 2800, Santiago, Chile, (56)(2) 232-2600, Consular Section fax number (56) (2) 330-3005, website www.santiago.state.gov.
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ECUADOR
REGISTRATION/EMBASSY LOCATION: Americans living or traveling in Ecuador are encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy in Quito or the Consulate General in Guayaquil through the State Department''s travel registration website , https://travelregistration.state.gov, and to obtain updated information on travel and security within Ecuador. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the U.S. Embassy in Quito or the Consulate General in Guayaquil. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy or Consulate to contact them in case of emergency. Travelers or prospective residents in Guayaquil''s consular district may register on-line at www.usembassy.state.gov/quito, which also has an e-mail service to the Consulate General.
The Consular Section in Quito is open for citizen services, including registration, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, excluding U.S. and Ecuadorian holidays. The Consular Section in Guayaquil is open for those services from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00noon, Tuesday through Friday, excluding U.S. and Ecuadorian holidays. The U.S. Embassy in Quito is located at the corner of Avenida 12 de Octubre and Avenida Patria (across from the Casa de la Cultura); telephone (011-593-2) 256-2890, extension 4510, during business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) or 256-1749 for after-hours emergencies; fax (011-593-2) 256-1524; Internet web site - http://www.usembassy.org.ec.
The Consulate General in Guayaquil is located at the corner of 9 de Octubre and Garcia Moreno (near the Hotel Oro Verde); telephone (011-593-4) 232-3570 during business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) or 232-1152 for after-hours emergencies; fax (011-593-4) 232-0904. Consular services for U.S. citizens in the Galapagos Islands are provided by the Consulate General in Guayaquil with assistance from a U.S. Consular Agent in Puerto Ayora, Galapagos.
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GUYANA
REGISTRATION / EMBASSY LOCATION: Americans living or traveling in Guyana are encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov, and to obtain updated information on travel and security within Guyana. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the U.S. Embassy. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency. The U.S. Embassy is located at 100 Young and Duke Streets, telephone 011-592-225-4900 through 225-4909, fax 011-592-225-8497 web site http://georgetown.usembassy.gov/. Hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, except local and U.S. holidays. For emergencies after hours, on weekends and on holidays, U.S. citizens are requested to call the U.S. Embassy duty officer at 011-592-623-1992.
You may contact the American Citizens Services by phone: 011 (592) 225-7965 or 7966 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm – Monday through Friday; by fax: 011 (592) 225-8497; by email: acsgeorge@state.gov or by mail:
American Embassy,
American Citizens Services,
P.O. Box 10607,
Georgetown, Guyana.
NEW HOURS for AMERICAN CITIZEN SERVICES
The section is open for walk-in services from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Monday-Thursday and on Fridays from 7:30 am - 10:30 am. The section is closed on U.S. and Guyanese National Holidays.
American Citizen Services include registration of births, passport issuance, notarial services and registration. All U.S. citizens visiting or residing in Guyana are strongly encouraged to register at the ACS window in the Consular Section during walk-in hours or online.
Emergency services for American citizens will remain available 24 hours a day. Please call the Embassy’s main number 225-4900 if you are in need of assistance.
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NAMIBIA
REGISTRATION / EMBASSY LOCATION: Americans living or traveling in Namibia are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov, and to obtain updated information on travel and security within Namibia. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy or Consulate to contact them in case of emergency. The U.S. Embassy is located 14 Lossen Street, Ausspannplatz, Windhoek, telephone (264-61) 22-1061, fax (264-61) 22-9792. The mailing address is Private Bag 12029, Windhoek, Namibia. The U.S. Embassy Windhoek website is http://www.usembassy.namib.com
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PANAMA
EMBASSY LOCATION/REGISTRATION: Americans living or traveling in Panama are encouraged to register with the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Panama City through the State Department's travel registration website , https://travelregistration.state.gov, and to obtain updated information on travel and security within Panama . Americans without Internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency.
The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy is located in The Clayton Building (formerly Fort Clayton Building 520) in the Clayton section of Panama City.
The international mailing address is: Apartado 6959, Panama 5, Republic of Panama.
The U.S. mailing address is U.S. Embassy Panama, Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20521-9100.
The telephone numbers for the Embassy are 011-507-207-7000, after hour emergencies, 011-507-207-7200; Consular Section 011-507-207-7030 and fax 011-507-207-7278.
The Embassy web site is http://usembassy.state.gov/panama.
E-mail inquiries may be addressed to Panama-ACS@state.gov.
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PERU
REGISTRATION/EMBASSY LOCATION: U.S. citizens living in or visiting Peru are encouraged to register at the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Lima and obtain updated information on travel and security in Peru. The Consular Section is open for American Citizen Services, including registration, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon weekdays, excluding U.S. and Peruvian holidays. The U.S. Embassy is located in Monterrico, a suburb of Lima, at Avenida Encalada, Block Seventeen; telephone 51-1-434-3000 during business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or 51-1-618-2935 for after-hours emergencies; fax 51-1-618-2397, or 618-2724 (American Citizen Services Unit); Internet web site - http://peru.usembassy.gov/wwwhmain.html. This website provides information and a link to allow Americans resident in Peru to sign up for an embassy newsletter, but it does not yet have interactive capability to respond to specific inquiries. The U.S. Consular Agency in Cusco is located in the Binational Center (Instituto Cultural Peruana Norte Americano, ICPNA) at Avenida Tullumayo 125; telephone 51-84-24-5102; fax 51-84-23-35-41; cellular phone 51-84-9-62-1369; Internet address consagentcuzco@terra.com.pe. The Consular Agency can provide information and assistance to U.S. citizen travelers who are victims of crime or need other assistance, but it cannot replace lost or stolen U.S. passports, which are processed at the U.S. Embassy in Lima.
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SOUTH AFRICA
REGISTRATION / EMBASSY AND CONSULATE LOCATIONS: Americans living or traveling in South Africa are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department’s travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov, and to obtain updated information on travel and security within South Africa. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy or Consulate staff to contact them in case of emergency.
The U.S. Embassy is located at 877 Pretorius Street, Arcadia in Pretoria, telephone (27-12) 431-4000 (from South Africa 012-431-4000), fax (27-12) 431-5504 (from South Africa 012-431-5504). The U.S. Embassy web site is http://usembassy.state.gov/pretoria/.
The U.S. Consulate General in Johannesburg provides consular services for Americans in the Pretoria area. The Consulate General in Johannesburg is located at No. 1 River Street (corner of River and Riviera Road), Killarney, Johannesburg telephone (27-11) 644-8000 (from South Africa
011-644-8000), fax (27-11) 646-6916 (from South Africa (011-646-6916). Its consular jurisdiction includes Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, NorthWest, and Free State provinces.
The Consulate General in Cape Town is located at the Monte Carlo Building, 7th floor, Heerengracht Street, Foreshore, Cape Town, telephone (27-21) 421-4280 (from South Africa 021-421-4280), fax (27-21) 425-3014 (from South Africa 021-425-3014). Its consular jurisdiction includes Western Cape, Eastern Cape, and Northern Cape provinces.
The Consulate General in Durban is located at the Old Mutual Building, 31st floor, 303 West Street, telephone (27-31) 305-7600 (from South Africa 031-305-7600), fax (27-31) 305-7691 (from South Africa 031-305-7691). Its consular jurisdiction includes KwaZulu-Natal Province.
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ZAMBIA
REGISTRATION / EMBASSY AND CONSULATE LOCATIONS: Americans living or traveling in South Africa are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department’s travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov, and to obtain updated information on travel and security within South Africa. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy or Consulate staff to contact them in case of emergency.
The U.S. Embassy is located at 877 Pretorius Street, Arcadia in Pretoria, telephone (27-12) 431-4000 (from South Africa 012-431-4000), fax (27-12) 431-5504 (from South Africa 012-431-5504). The U.S. Embassy web site is http://usembassy.state.gov/pretoria/.
The U.S. Consulate General in Johannesburg provides consular services for Americans in the Pretoria area. The Consulate General in Johannesburg is located at No. 1 River Street (corner of River and Riviera Road), Killarney, Johannesburg telephone (27-11) 644-8000 (from South Africa
011-644-8000), fax (27-11) 646-6916 (from South Africa (011-646-6916). Its consular jurisdiction includes Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, NorthWest, and Free State provinces.
The Consulate General in Cape Town is located at the Monte Carlo Building, 7th floor, Heerengracht Street, Foreshore, Cape Town, telephone (27-21) 421-4280 (from South Africa 021-421-4280), fax (27-21) 425-3014 (from South Africa 021-425-3014). Its consular jurisdiction includes Western Cape, Eastern Cape, and Northern Cape provinces.
The Consulate General in Durban is located at the Old Mutual Building, 31st floor, 303 West Street, telephone (27-31) 305-7600 (from South Africa 031-305-7600), fax (27-31) 305-7691 (from South Africa 031-305-7691). Its consular jurisdiction includes KwaZulu-Natal Province.