Visit to Lebanon by U.S. Department of the Treasury Officials
A delegation from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (TFFC) office is visiting Beirut from July 19-21. They will meet…
The United States Helps Confront Food Insecurity in Lebanon
On July 16, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea met with World Food Programme Deputy Country Director Nicolas Oberlin and others to learn more about…
Resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE Today’s announcement that Saad Hariri is resigning as Prime Minister-designate is yet another disappointing development for the…
Joint Communique
On July 8, 2021, French Ambassador to Lebanon Anne Grillo and U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea conducted trilateral meetings with counterparts in Saudi Arabia…
U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea Travel to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea will travel alongside the French Ambassador to Lebanon Anne Grillo to Saudi Arabia for meetings with Saudi Arabian officials on July 8,…
Visit by U.S. Central Command Representative to Review Border Security Installations
Media Notice For Immediate Release July 06, 2021 A representative from the United States Central Command, in coordination with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, is…
Ambassador’s Remarks Celebrating the 245th Anniversary of Independence
Media Notice For Immediate Release The Embassy of the United States of America celebrated the 245th Anniversary of Independence with a reception yesterday held in…
COVID-19 Information
*** Effective January 26, all airline passengers to the United States ages two years and older must provide a negative COVID-19 viral test taken within…
The United States Donates Personal Protective Equipment to Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces
Media Notice For Immediate Release In May and June 2021, the U.S. Government, through the Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement…
#InThisTogether
COVID-19 Press Release: U.S. Donates Personal Protective Equipment to Lebanon’s ISF (Jun. 23, 2021) Video: Supporting LAU Mobile Clinic (Jan. 13, 2021) Video: Lebanese Entrepreneurs…
Message for U.S. Citizens: Upcoming Special Elections in Texas and Ohio
Event: U.S. Citizens registered to vote in Texas or Ohio should submit an absentee ballot now for these special elections for federal office to beheld…
Ambassador Shea Marks Conclusion of Resolute Union 21 Joint Military Exercises
Media Notice For Immediate Release May 28, 2021 On Friday, May 28, Ambassador Dorothy Shea joined Rear Admiral Curtis Renshaw and Chief of Defense Joseph…
MEPI 2021 Local Grants NOFO
The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is pleased to promote a new notice of funding opportunity for local grants. Embassy Beirut is seeking proposals that…
Message to U.S. Citizens: Limited Use for Travel of Expired U.S. Passports (May 25, 2021)
Location: Lebanon Event: U.S. citizens may directly return to the United States with certain expired U.S. passports. If you are overseas and your U.S. passport…
2022-2023 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut is pleased to announce the recruitment for the 2022-2023 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. This program is an exchange that brings mid-career…
Inaugural U.S.-Lebanon Defense Resourcing Conference
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson May 21, 2021 The U.S. Department of State and the Lebanese Armed Forces held their inaugural Defense…
The United States Impedes Hizballah Financing by Sanctioning Seven Individuals
Press Statement Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State May 11, 2021 The threat that Hizballah poses to the United States, our allies, and interests in…
U.S. Mediation Team Travel to Lebanon
The U.S. team mediating the Israel-Lebanon Maritime Boundary negotiations, led by Ambassador John P. Desrocher, will travel to Lebanon on May 3. The U.S. team…
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