What Are Travel Warnings, Country Specific Information & Public Announcements?
Travel Warnings are issued when the Department of State decides to recommend that Americans avoid travel to a certain country. • List of Current Travel Warnings and Public Announcements Public Announcements disseminate information about terrorist threats and other relatively short-term and/or transnational conditions posing significant risks to the security of American travelers. They are made any time there is a perceived threat, usually with Americans as a particular target group. In the past, Public Announcements have dealt with short-term coups, bomb threats to airlines, violence by terrorists, and anniversary dates of specific terrorist events. • Worldwide Caution Public Announcement Country Specific Information are available for every country in the world. Information includes location of the U.S. Embassy or Consulate, unusual immigration practices, health conditions, minor political disturbances, unusual currency and entry regulations, crime and security information, and drug pe
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