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Message for US Citizens - (March 18, 2011)

Message for US Citizens

To:                   All American Citizens

From:             Consular Section

Subject:         Message for US Citizens – March 18, 2011

The U.S. Embassy advises that its American Citizen Services Section (ACS) will be closed for all normal public services on Friday, April 1, 2011.  ACS will be available that day to assist American citizens with emergencies and will re-open as usual on April 4, 2011.

U.S. citizens living or traveling in Lebanon are encouraged to enroll in the U.S. Department of State’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, or STEP, so that they can obtain updated information on travel and security within Lebanon.  U.S. citizens without Internet access may enroll directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.

You can also get global updates at the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs website where you can find the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, Travel Alerts, and Country Specific Information for Lebanon.  If you don't have internet access, we have a call center for updates--1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States and Canada, or outside the United States and Canada on a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.  These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).

The U.S. Embassy is located in Awkar, near Antelias, Lebanon.  Public access hours for U.S. citizens are Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. U.S. citizens may e-mail BeirutACS@state.gov if they have questions about services provided by the section; they may also call 04 543 600 and ask for the American Citizens Services Section Mondays through Fridays between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.  Any U.S. citizen in need of emergency services outside these hours may contact the Embassy by telephone at any time.  The telephone numbers are (961-4) 542-600, 543-600, and fax 544-209. Information is available on the Embassy’s website at http://lebanon.usembassy.gov.  The Arabic language website is http://arabic.lebanon.usembassy.gov/.