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Warden Message: Mali Kidnapping Threat Reminder
CONSULAR AFFAIRS BULLETINS
Sub-Saharan Africa - Mali
17 Nov 2009
U.S Embassy Bamako issued the following Warden Message on November 17, 2009:
The U.S. Embassy in Bamako is issuing this warden message to remind the U.S. citizen community of the continued kidnapping threat in the north of Mali (Timbuktu, Gao, and Kidal regions) and also reminds citizens that the U.S. Department of State has issued a Travel Warning for Mali and continues to recommend against all travel to the north of Mali due to these threats against Westerners from Al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
U.S. citizens may call the Office of Overseas Citizens Services in the United States for the latest travel information. The Office of Overseas Citizens Services can be reached from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Monday through Friday, by calling 1-888-407-4747 from within the U.S. and Canada, or by calling (202) 501-4444 from other countries.
U.S. citizens living or traveling in Mali are encouraged to register with the Embassy through the State Department’s travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui/ so that they can obtain updated information on travel and security within Mali. Citizens without Internet access may register directly with the Embassy. By registering, U.S. Citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency.
The U.S. Embassy in Bamako is located at ACI 2000, Rue 243 Porte 297. The Consular Section can be contacted at +223 20 70 25 05, or via email at consularbamako@state.gov. Additional local information, as well as recent warden messages, are available on the Embassy’s website at http://mali.usembassy.gov.
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