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On Friday the 13th – New US Visa Processing Fees Go Boo!
The State Department recently announced that effective today, April 13, 2012, it will adjust visa processing fees for both nonimmigrant and immigrant visas: The fees for most nonimmigrant visa...
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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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State Dept Issues Travel Alert on Ebola-Related Screening and Travel...
– Domani Spero On August 28, the State Department issued a Travel Alert for screening and restrictions related to the Ebola outbreak in parts of West Africa: The Department of State alerts U.S....
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U.S. Embassy Dakar Issues Security Message on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in...
– Domani Spero Today, the U.S. Embassy in Dakar issued a security message to U.S. citizens in Senegal concerning the country’s first confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD): On August 29, the...
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Senate Confirmations: Hoover, Harrington, Robinson, Hartley, Hachigian
– Domani Spero The Senate confirmed the following nominations: September 11, 2014 Sierra Leone: John Hoover, of Massachusetts, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be...
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CRS: Ebola Outbreak – Quarantine v. Isolation, Travel Restrictions, Select...
– Domani Spero On October 25, WaPo reported that the governors of New York Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered on Friday the imposition of a mandatory 21-day quarantine for...
View ArticleDiplomatic Security Help Return Fugitive Involved in Stealing Identities of...
Posted: 2:05 am ET [twitter-follow screen_name=’Diplopundit’] In June 2014, USDOJ indicted six people in an identity theft and tax fraud scheme in which the identities of disabled children and foster...
View ArticleTrump to Nominate Career Diplomat Maria E. Brewer to be Ambassador to Sierra...
Posted: 3:49 am ET [twitter-follow screen_name=’Diplopundit’] On June 22, President Trump announced his intent to nominate career diplomat Maria Brewer to be the next Ambassador to Sierra Leone. The...
View ArticleSFRC Confirmation Hearings: Ambassador Nominees Michael A. Raynor, Maria E....
Posted: 3:12 am ET [twitter-follow screen_name=’Diplopundit’] We missed this one but last Wednesday, the SFRC held a confirmation hearing on the nominations of three career diplomats to be...
View ArticleU.S. to Invoke Visa Sanctions For Four Countries Unwilling to Accept Deported...
Posted: 3:25 am ET [twitter-follow screen_name=’Diplopundit’] We previously blogged about visa sanctions in early 2017 for countries who refused to accept their deported nationals (see On Invocation...
View ArticleCurrent Visa Sanctions: Cambodia, Guinea, Eritrea, Sierra Leone, Plus The...
Posted: 1:38 am ET [twitter-follow screen_name=’Diplopundit’] We previously blogged about visa sanctions in January 2017 for countries who refused to accept their deported nationals (see On...
View ArticleRound-Up: Presentations of Credentials
Posted: 12:46 am ET Follow @Diplopundit People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Presented credentials to @Messahel_MAE as @USAmbtoAlgeria. Delighted to be getting to work with our Algerian partners!...
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