6074: Re: 6048:Visiting Haiti-State Dept Travel Advisory-FYI (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Tequila Minsky <tminsky@ix.netcom.com>

Israel is in fact on the list, and has been put there twice.
Here's the list:
            Bosnia & Herzegovina - 11/29/00
            Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - 11/27/00
            Haiti - 11/17/00
            Solomon Islands - 11/3/00
            Liberia - 11/2/00
            Indonesia - 11/1/00
            Israel, the West Bank and Gaza - 10/24/00
            Yemen - 10/12/00
            Angola - 9/8/00
            Tajikistan - 8/31/00
            Lebanon - 8/28/00 
            Sierra Leone - 8/4/00
            Sudan - 6/19/00
            Albania - 6/12/00
            Eritrea - 5/19/00 
            Republic of Congo - 5/3/00
            Democratic Republic of Congo - 5/2/00
            Nigeria - 4/7/00
            Algeria - 3/31/00
            Colombia - 1/28/00
            Burundi - 1/20/00
            Somalia - 12/21/99
            Iran - 9/14/99
            Iraq - 9/10/99
            Pakistan - 8/10/99
            Libya - 8/4/99
            Afghanistan - 7/8/99
            Guinea-Bissau - 6/14/98 
                        
Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department recommends that
Americans avoid a
certain country. The countries listed below are currently on that list. In
addition to this list, the
State Department issues Consular Information Sheets for every country of
the world with
information on such matters as the health conditions, crime, unusual
currency or entry
requirements, any areas of instability, and the location of the nearest
U.S. embassy or consulate
in the subject country.
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Current Public Announcements

The State Department issues Public Announcements to disseminate information
quickly about
terrorist threats and other relatively short-term conditions that pose
significant risks or
disruptions to Americans. The current Public Announcements are listed
below. In addition to
this list, the State Department issues Consular Information Sheets for
every country of the world
with information on such matters as the health conditions, crime, unusual
currency or entry
requirements, any areas of instability, and the location of the nearest
embassy or consulate in the
subject country. 

            Cote d'Ivoire: issued - 11/24/00, expires - 2/23/01
            Uganda: issued - 11/15/00, expires - 1/16/01
            East Timor: issued - 11/3/00, expires - 3/7/01 
            Fiji: issued - 11/2/00, expires - 2/2/01 
            Egypt: issued - 10/27/00, expires - 1/27/01
            Peru: issued - 10/26/00, expires - 4/30/01
            Persian Gulf, Arabian Peninsula and Turkey: issued -
            10/18/00, expires - 1/17/01
            Worldwide Caution: issued - 10/12/00, expires - 1/7/01
            Tanzania: issued - 10/5/00, expires - 12/5/00
            Malaysia: issued - 9/11/00, expires - 1/11/01
            Kyrgyz Republic: issued - 9/8/00, expires - 3/15/01
            Philippines: issued - 9/1/00, expires - 1/10/01

Consular Information Sheets and Travel Warnings