DFC AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PARTNER TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
November 12, 2019 Sign MOU strengthening collaboration to advance shared goals across the continent JOHANNESBURG – Adam Boehler, Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International…
Meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement by Secretary Michael R. Pompeo October 29, 2019 It was an honor to…
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy, Libreville, Gabon
Location: Libreville, Gabon Event: The U.S. Embassy in Libreville has received reports of robberies involving weapons over the past month in the Battery IV neighborhood…
Demonstration Alert – U. S. Embassy Libreville, Gabon (October 17, 2019) Location: São Tomé
Event: There have been reports of demonstrations near Universal Church of the Kingdom of God locations in São Tomé since Wednesday, October 16. The demonstrations…
Deputy Secretary John J. Sullivan Remarks at Roundtable Discussion on Enhancing Trade and Investment
REMARKS JOHN J. SULLIVAN, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE PALACE HOTEL NEW YORK, NY SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 DEPUTY SECRETARY SULLIVAN: Well, thank you, Keith. It’s a…
Chargé d’affaires Robert Whitehead visits São Tomé and Príncipe
Chargé d ’affaires Robert Whitehead visited São Tomé and Príncipe meeting with Prime Minster Jorge Bom Jesus and visiting Amedy Pereira, who recently returned from…
U.S. Army Special Forces Member provides training to Gabonese gendarmes
Showcasing the strong partnership the United States and Gabon have, U.S. Special Army Forces took part in training with the Groupe spécial d’intervention de la…
Gabon National Day Statement
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State August 17, 2019 On behalf of the United States, I send my best wishes to the Government…
U.S. Department of State turns 230
The U.S. Department of State reached a milestone of 230 years of diplomacy on July 27. It is America’s oldest executive agency, created in 1789…
Chargé Samuel Watson meets with the 2019 Mandela Washington Fellows
The 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship program selected five candidates from Gabon and three from Sao Tome and Principe. The group of eight young leaders join…
Principe School Ribbon Cutting
On 17 June 2019, Chargé d’Affaires Samuel Watson traveled to the island of Principe to meet with the President of the Regional Government of Principe,…
The US Coast Guard Cutter THETIS conducts maritime security drills in Sao Tome and Principe
The US Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) THETIS conducted a week-long maritime security engagement in Sao Tome and Principe (STP) from March 31 to April 6.…
Demonstration Alert – U. S. Embassy Libreville, Gabon (April 30, 2019)
Location: Libreville, Gabon Event: In honor of Labor Day, a government-sponsored parade is expected to take place on May 1 on the Boulevard Triomphal. Police will…
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Libreville, Gabon
Following the student demonstrations since April 8, 2019, the Gabonese government announced on April 10 that secondary public schools would be closed until further notice.…
Exit Visas No Longer Required
U.S. Embassy Libreville has confirmed that exit visas for U.S. citizens with residence permits (cartes de séjour) are no longer required. Short-term visitors to Gabon…
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Libreville, Gabon (January 7, 2019)
Location: Countrywide Event: In light of recent anti-government activity, the U.S. Embassy has requested that Embassy personnel restrict their movements to the area north of…
Security Alert U.S. Embassy Libreville, Gabon
Location: Gabon Event: Possible anti-government military activity underway. According to media reports, possible anti-government military activity is underway in Gabon. There are reports of shots…
Security Alert U.S. Embassy Libreville, Gabon release date
Location: Gabon Event: Possible anti-government activity. Following media reports of anti-government activity and gunshots fired in Libreville early this morning, the Embassy has advised the…
