COVID-19 Information
COVID-19 Information Last updated: 02/24/21 *** Effective January 26, all airline passengers to the United States ages two years and older must provide a negative COVID-19…
Readout of Vice President Kamala Harris Call with President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic...
February 26, 2021 Following provides information on a nearly hour-long conversation between Vice President Kamala Harris and President Felix Tahisekedi. (Then the statement) Vice…
Embassy Kinshasa – Travel Advisory
The Department of State updated the Travel Advisory for the Democratic Republic of the Congo with updated Ebola information. Visit Travel.State.Gov to see the DRC…
U.S. Ambassador and USAID Mission Director Visit Refugees in Nord Ubangi
February 22, 2021 U.S. Ambassador Mike Hammer, along with USAID Mission Director Paul Sabatine, and the Ambassadors from Sweden and the Netherlands, traveled this week…
Health Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC
The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared an outbreak of Ebola in the province of North Kivu with reported…
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC (February 24, 2021) Location: Butembo, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: Be aware of possible threats…
Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC
Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC (February 19, 2021) Location: Premier Mall area, Gombe, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: There are reports…
Statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Cases of Ebola
The White House FEBRUARY 16, 2021 Infectious diseases are transnational health and national security threats. While the world is reeling from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,…
ONLINE AUCTION
The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa is launching an online sale of property no longer needed by the Embassy, which may include used furniture, equipment, supplies,…
MEDIA NOTE: High-Level Visit of AFRICOM Command Leaders to DRC
U.S. Africa Command’s Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Engagement, Ambassador Andrew Young, and Director of Intelligence, Rear Adm. Heidi Berg, will visit the Democratic…
New Biden Administration Represents Opportunities for Expanding Cooperation with the DRC
By U.S. Ambassador to the DRC Mike Hammer, Twitter: @USAmbDRC On January 20, the world witnessed American democracy at work with the inauguration of President…
Inaugural Address by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
The White House Washington, D.C. January 20, 2021 The United States Capitol 11:52 AM EST THE PRESIDENT: Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi,…
Health Alert: Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs
Location: Worldwide – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director has signed an order requiring all airline passengers traveling to the United States, including U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent…
Reinstatement of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to AGOA
December 23, 2020 Yesterday evening, President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation reinstating the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) eligibility for trade preferences under…
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC (23 December 2020) Location: City of Beni, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event:…
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC
Location: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: In order to stop the spread of COVID-19, the government of the DRC announced a nationwide…
Joint Statement by the Embassies of Canada, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United...
December 8, 2020 We take note of President Félix Tshisekedi’s national address on Sunday 6 December regarding the current political situation in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).…
Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC
Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC (December 7, 2020) Location: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: There are reports of a large gathering near…
For the first time since 2018, there is no active Ebola outbreak in the DRC
The DRC Government has formally declared an end to the 11th Ebola outbreak, in Equateur Province, marking 42 days since a new case of Ebola…
