State orders Egypt evacuation
February 1st, 2011 | State | Posted by Stephen Losey
Cairo protesters pray in the street in front of riot police Friday. By Peter Macdiarmid, Getty Images
Protests in Egypt demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak are growing by the day, and many are becoming concerned about the potential for violence and lack of security. The State Department today ordered all non-emergency U.S. government employees, and all employees’ families, to leave Egypt. State spokesman Philip Crowley’s statement is below:
On February 1, the Department of State ordered the departure of all non-emergency U.S. Government personnel and their families from Egypt in light of recent events. The Department of State will continue to facilitate the evacuation of U.S. citizens who require assistance. Cairo airport is open and operating, but flights may be disrupted and transport to the airport may be disrupted due to the protests. U.S. citizens in Egypt who require assistance, or those who are concerned that their U.S. citizen loved one in Egypt may require assistance, should contact the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Cairo at: EgyptEmergencyUSC@state.gov, or at 1-202-501-4444. Please follow the directions on the Embassy website for all other consular inquiries.
State’s Twitter feed is being updated regularly with advisories and information for Americans in Egypt.
Tags: Egypt, Foreign Service, protests, State Department
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LDO1996 Says:
February 2nd, 2011 at 2:41 pmGood article
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