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…
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…
#InThisTogether
COVID-19 Video: Supporting LAU Mobile Clinic (Jan. 13, 2021) Video: Lebanese Entrepreneurs Respond to COVID-19 (Oct. 26, 2020) Video: Supporting the LAF in Manufacturing Face…
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…
U.S. Embassy Trains Lebanese Judges and Prosecutors through the American Bar Association (ABA)
In April 2021, the Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) at the Embassy of the United States in Beirut, in collaboration with…
Message for U.S. Citizens: Upcoming Special Elections in Texas and New Mexico
Submit your absentee ballot now in these special elections for federal office: The following states have elections in the next 90 days: May 1, 2021: Texas…
Message for U.S. Citizens: Update on Consular Services in Lebanon during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Location: Lebanon The Consular Section at U.S. Embassy Beirut recognizes the high demand for routine American Citizen Services such as passport renewals, Consular Reports of…
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale’s Visit to Lebanon
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale concluded a three-day trip to Lebanon, where he met with a broad range of government officials,…
Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale’s Statement at Baabda Palace
Good morning and Ramadan Kareem. I came to Lebanon at the request of Secretary Blinken to underscore the Biden Administration’s continued commitment to the Lebanese people and…
Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale’s Statement after Meeting with Speaker Nabih Berri
Good morning and Ramadan Kareem. I just met the President of the Chamber of Deputies to discuss current events. I am in Lebanon today at…
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Hale’s Travel to Lebanon
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON APRIL 12, 2021 Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale will travel to Beirut April 13-15 for meetings with…
The United States Restores Assistance for the Palestinians
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE The United States is pleased to announce that, working with Congress, we plan to restart U.S. economic,…
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