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South Africa Travel Warning
U.S. Consulate General Johannesburg
issued the following Warden Message on October 12:
This Warden Message is issued to alert Americans to the following:
An organization called the Concerned
Congolese People will be demonstrating at the U.S. Consulate General
Johannesburg tomorrow, Friday, October 13, 2006, from approximately
11:30 to 14:00 hours. The demonstration is related to upcoming
elections in Congo. Event organizers are expecting approximately 100
people to take part in the demonstration.
The U.S. Consulate General will
remain open for all Consular Services, however, we do recommend that you
exercise appropriate caution when visiting the office.
We wish to remind American Citizens
that although demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn
confrontational and possibly escalate into violence. American Citizens
are therefore urged to avoid the areas of the demonstration and exercise
caution when in the vicinity of any demonstration.
For the latest security
information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly
monitor the Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet web site at
http://travel.state.gov,
where the current Worldwide Caution, Public Announcements, and Travel
Warnings can be found. Up-to-date information on security is also
available at 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada, or, for
callers from other countries, 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).
As always, please do not
hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. The U.S. Embassy is
located at 877 Pretorius Street, Arcadia in Pretoria; telephone (27-12)
431-4000 (within South Africa 012-431-4000); fax (27-12) 431-5504
(within South Africa 012-431-5504); web site
http://usembassy.state.gov/pretoria.
The U.S. Consulate General in
Johannesburg provides consular services for Americans in the Pretoria
area. The Consulate General in Johannesburg is located at No. 1 River
Street (corner of River and Riviera Road), Killarney, Johannesburg;
telephone (27-11) 644-8000 (from South Africa 011-644-8000); fax (27-11)
646-6916 (from South Africa (011-646-6916). Its consular jurisdiction
includes Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, NorthWest, and Free State
provinces.
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