Joint declaration of the Chiefs of Mission of the U.S., U.K., Switzerland, and Canada
Date: 14 June 2019 Subject: Joint declaration of the Chiefs of Mission of the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Canada We are deeply concerned…
CDC Activates Emergency Operations Center for Ebola Outbreak in Eastern DRC
Date: June 12, 2019 Subject: CDC Activates Emergency Operations Center for Ebola Outbreak in Eastern DRC Today the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (May 29, 2019)
Location: Kinshasa Event: On Thursday, May 30, the remains of Mr. Etienne Tshisekedi is scheduled to arrive at Ndjili Airport at 8am in preparation for his…
Message for U.S. Citizens-IRS webinars (May 22, 2019)
Please consider messaging your registrants about these upcoming IRS webinars. Sign up here: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/webinars-for-tax-practitioners . IRS – Webinars for Tax Practitioners June 6 Foreign Earned…
U.S. Committed to Contributing to the Fight Against Corruption in Congo
Date: May 21, 2019 Subject: U.S. Committed to Contributing to the Fight Against Corruption in Congo U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau…
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo missions
The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa is excited to welcome NASA astronaut Robert Curbeam back to the DRC! We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of NASA’s…
State Department Director Higgins’ Visit to Kinshasa, May 7-9, 2019
Office Director for Central African Affairs U.S. Department of State, Melanie Higgins, spoke to RTNC2 journalist, Anicet Yomboranyama, about U.S.-DRC relations, the Ebola response, Civil…
World Press Freedom Day 2019 in the DRC
Date: May 3, 2019 Subject: World Press Freedom Day in the DRC Op-ed by Michael A. Hammer U.S. Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the…
Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (April 26, 2019)
Location: Kinshasa Event: Former presidential candidate Martin Fayulu plans to hold a rally shortly after his arrival on Sunday April 28th, at approximately 10:00am. The…
Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with DRC President Felix Tshisekedi
For Immediate Release READOUT April 3, 2019 Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with DRC President Felix Tshisekedi The below is attributable to Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino: Secretary…
President Tshisekedi’s April 2019 Visit to the United States
Date: March 27, 2019 Subject: President Tshisekedi’s April 2019 Visit to the United States The United States welcomes President Felix Tshisekedi’s visit to Washington next…
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (March 16, 2019)
Location: Kinshasa Event: Please be advised that there are protestors demonstrating in the Gombe and Limete areas. There are multiple groups marching throughout the city to include on…
Statement by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy
Date: March 15, 2019 Subject: United States to Work with Tshisekedi Administration to Build a More Prosperous Congo On December 30, the Congolese people voted…
Ambassador Hammer visits eastern DRC
Date: March 14, 2019 Subject: Ambassador Hammer visits eastern DRC, deepens understanding of Congolese challenges and potential The United States Ambassador to the Democratic Republic…
Statement by Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Dr. J. Peter Pham
Kinshasa, February, 2019 – During my visit to Kinshasa I met with President Felix Tshisekedi and other senior government officials, Congolese civil society and religious…
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (February 15, 2019)
Location: North Kivu and Ituri Provinces Event: On August 1, 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo reported an outbreak of…
Ambassador M. Hammer presents his credentials and assumes full duties as U.S. Ambassador to the DRC
Date: December 22, 2018 Subject: Accreditation of Ambassador Mike Hammer Ambassador Mike Hammer presented his credential to President Joseph Kabila and assumed full duties as U.S.…
In Honor of Women Around the World
U.S. Embassy Kinshasa hosted Romance de l’O.S.K, the DRC’s first all-female orchestra ensemble, at a reception to empower Congolese women on December 11, 2018. Guests…
