COVID-19 Information
Country-Specific Information: The Government of Lebanon confirmed 237,132 cases of COVID-19 and 1,781 related deaths in the country as of January 14, 2021. On January…
Message for U.S. Citizens: Countrywide Lockdown, Curfew and U.S. Embassy Suspension of Routine Consular...
Location: Lebanon The Lebanese government has announced increased restrictions on movement and public services to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Lebanon. A 24-hour curfew…
Terrorist Designation of Ansarallah in Yemen
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The Department of State will notify Congress of my intent to designate Ansarallah – sometimes referred to…
Message for U.S. Citizens: Countrywide Lockdown and U.S. Embassy Suspension of Routine Consular...
Location: Lebanon The Lebanese government has announced that it will impose a countrywide lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus in Lebanon beginning Thursday, January…
2021–2022 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut is pleased to announce the 2021-2022 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program, a one academic semester study program in the United States…
MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduate Program (TLG) 2021-2022
The U.S.- Department of State’s US-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is pleased to announce the Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduate Program (TLG) 2021-2022 at the American University of Beirut and the …
Israel-Lebanon Maritime Negotiations
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Earlier this year, the Israeli and Lebanese governments sought U.S. assistance in mediating an agreement on their…
Statement to the Press
United States Ambassador John Desrocher visited Lebanon today and held bilateral talks with H.E. President Michel Aoun, Commander of the Lebanese Army General Joseph Aoun, and Brigadier…
2021 Study of the United States Institutes for Student Leaders Women’s Leadership program
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut is pleased to announce the 2021 Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) for Student Leaders Women’s Leadership program. This intensive short-term academic program provides undergraduate student leaders with a deeper understanding of…
2021 Study of the United States Institutes for Student Leaders Religious Freedom and Pluralism
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut is pleased to announce the 2021 Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) for Student Leaders on Religious Freedom and…
TechGirls 2021
We are excited to announce that the TechGirls 2021 application is now open. TechGirls is an international summer exchange program designed to empower and inspire…
Lebanon National Day
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE On behalf of the Government of the United States and the American people, I send sincere congratulations…
Community Engagement and Exchange (CEE) Program
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut is pleased to announce the Community Engagement and Exchange (CEE) program. CEE is a new civil society program sponsored by…
Message for U.S. Citizens: Countrywide Lockdown and U.S. Embassy Suspension of Routine Consular...
Location: Lebanon The Lebanese government has announced that it will impose a countrywide lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus in Lebanon beginning at 05:00…
The United States Designates Corrupt Lebanese Political Leader Gibran Bassil
Today, the United States is designating Gibran Bassil, the leader of the Lebanese Free Patriotic Movement and a former Lebanese cabinet official, under Executive Order…
Treasury Targets Corruption in Lebanon
Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Gibran Bassil (Bassil), the President of the Free Patriotic Movement…
Joint Statement on the Israel-Lebanon Maritime Talks
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON OCTOBER 29, 2020 The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States and the…
U.S. Welcomes Estonia’s Action Against Hizballah
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Estonia is sending a strong message in Europe, and within the European Union, by prohibiting Hizballah affiliates…
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