The US State Department orders its “non-essential” employees to leave Baghdad and Erbil

The US State Department orders its “non-essential” employees to leave Baghdad and Erbil

3/27/2020 11:29

The US State Department orders its non-essential employees to leave Baghdad and Erbil[Follow-up] Where
, Friday morning, the State Department directed the departure of non-essential US government employees at the American Embassy in Baghdad.
A statement issued by the US embassy in Baghdad stated, “Given the set of security conditions and the restricted travel procedures due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ordered the departure of non-essential US government employees at the American Embassy in Baghdad and the Baghdad Center for Diplomatic Support and the US Consulate General in Erbil, so that visa services are still In Baghdad and Erbil, the US government has limited capacity to provide emergency services to US citizens in Iraq. ”
“Please note that the United States Embassy in Baghdad is still closed to serve the auditors, so that US citizens in the Kurdistan region of Iraq who need emergency services can communicate via email, ErbilACS@state.gov. Also, US citizens in different regions of Iraq can communicate via Email BaghdadACS@state.gov for emergency assistance. ”

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