Sanctioning Cuban Security Forces in Response to Violent Repression of Protests

Sanctioning Cuban Security Forces in Response to Violent Repression of Protests ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE PRESS STATEMENT JULY 22, 2021 Starting on July 11, tens of thousands of Cubans in dozens of cities and towns throughout their country took to the streets to peacefully demand respect for their fundamental freedoms and a better …

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Treasury Sanctions Cuban Minister of Defense and Special Forces Brigade for Abuses Against Protestors

Treasury Sanctions Cuban Minister of Defense and Special Forces Brigade for Abuses Against Protestors July 22, 2021 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned one Cuban individual and one Cuban entity pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human …

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Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (February 26, 2021) Location: Uruguay Event: COVID-19 Vaccines in Uruguay Uruguay has announced the launch of its National Coronavirus Vaccination Plan.  Visit the Ministry of Public Health’s website for the latest guidance on the vaccine rollout ( gub.uy/ministerio-salud-publica/coronavirus ). As a reminder, the United States Government has no plans to …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (Aug 21, 2020) Location:  Uruguay Event:  Limited Flights Available (August/September 2020) Amaszonas Airlines has informed the Embassy that they will offer limited flights on August 22 and 29 and September 05, 12, and 19 from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo. Additionally, LATAM Airlines will offer limited flights on September 04, …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (Aug 05, 2020) Location: Uruguay Event: Limited Flights Available (August 2020) Amaszonas Airlines has informed the Embassy that they will offer limited flights on August 08 and 15 from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo and on August 20 from Carrasco airport to Santiago. For the moment, Sao Paulo …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (July 27, 2020) Location:  Uruguay Event:  Limited Flights Available (August 2020) Amaszonas Airlines has informed the Embassy that they will offer limited flights on August 01 and 08 from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo. For the moment, Sao Paulo has connecting flights on United Airlines to Houston and LATAM to …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (July 07, 2020) Location: Uruguay Event: Limited Flights Available (July 2020) Amaszonas Airlines has informed the Embassy that they will offer limited flights on July 11, 15, 18, & 25 from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo. For the moment, Sao Paulo has connecting flights on United Airlines to …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (June 29, 2020) Location:  Uruguay Event:  Limited Flights Available (July 04, 07, 11) Amaszonas Airlines has informed the Embassy that they will offer limited flights on July 04, 07, & 11 from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo.  For the moment, Sao Paulo has connecting flights on United Airlines to Houston and on LATAM to Miami …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (June 25, 2020) Location:  Uruguay Event:  Limited Flights Available (June 27 & July 04) Amaszonas Airlines has informed the Embassy that they will offer limited flights on June 27 & July 04 from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo.  For the moment, Sao Paulo has a connecting flight on United Airlines to Houston.  Both …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (June 23, 2020) Location:  Uruguay Event:  Limited Flight Available (June 2020) Amaszonas Airlines has informed the Embassy that they will offer a limited flight on June 27 from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo.  For the moment, Sao Paulo has a connecting flight on United Airlines to Houston. Please contact our embassy travel agency partner, Romina …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (June 11, 2020) Location:  Uruguay Event:  Additional Flight Available – Santiago, June 19 LATAM Airlines has informed the Embassy that they will offer a flight on June 19 from Carrasco airport to Santiago.  LATAM is operating flights from Santiago to Miami and will have a connecting flight to Miami on June …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (June 10, 2020) Location:  Uruguay Event:  Limited Flights Available (June 2020) Amaszonas airlines has informed the Embassy that they will offer limited flights on June 13, 20, & 27 from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo.  For the moment, Sao Paulo has a connecting flight on United Airlines to Houston. Please contact our embassy travel agency …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (June 01, 2020) Location:  Uruguay Event:  Limited Flights Available (June 2020) Amaszonas airlines has informed the Embassy that they will offer limited flights on June 06, 13, 20, & 27 from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo.  For the moment, Sao Paulo has a connecting flight on United Airlines to Houston. Please contact our embassy travel …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (May 27, 2020) Location: Uruguay Event: Limited Flights Available (May/June 2020) Amaszonas airlines has informed the Embassy that they will offer limited flights on May 30 & June 06, 13, 20, & 27 from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo. For the moment, Sao Paulo has a connecting flight …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (May 20, 2020) Location:  Uruguay Event:  Last Flight Available for Departure – May 21 Amaszonas airlines has informed the Embassy of a flight leaving at 12:20 p.m. from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo on Thursday, May 21.  For the moment, Sao Paulo has a connecting flight on United Airlines to Houston.  The cost of a …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (May 19, 2020) Location:  Uruguay Event:  Limited Flight Available for Departure – May 21 Amaszonas airlines has informed the Embassy of a flight leaving at 12:20 p.m. from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo on Thursday, May 21.  For the moment, Sao Paulo has a connecting flight on United Airlines to Houston.  The cost of …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (May 11, 2020) Location:  Uruguay Event:  Limited Flights Available for Departure – May 16 and 21 Amaszonas airlines has informed the Embassy of two flights leaving at 12:20 p.m. from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo; one on Saturday, May 16 and another on Thursday, May 21.  For the moment, Sao Paulo has a connecting flight …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (May 05, 2020) Location: Uruguay Event: Limited Flights Available for Departure – May 09 Amaszonas airlines has informed the Embassy of a flight leaving at 12:20 p.m. from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo on Saturday, May 09. For the moment, Sao Paulo has a connecting flight on United …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (May 05, 2020) Location: Uruguay Event: Limited Flights Available for Departure – May 07 & 09 Amaszonas airlines has informed the Embassy of two flights leaving at 12:20 p.m. from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo on Thursday, May 07, and Saturday, May 09 (Please note that departure times …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (May 04, 2020) Location: Uruguay Event: Limited Flights Available for Departure – May 07 & 09 Amaszonas airlines has informed the Embassy of two flights leaving at 4:25 p.m. from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo on Thursday, May 07, and Saturday, May 09. For the moment, Sao Paulo …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (April 14, 2020) Location:  Uruguay Event:  Limited Flights Available for Departure – Passengers May Check Luggage Amaszonas airlines has informed the Embassy of four flights leaving at 4:25 p.m. from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo, on the following dates: Thursday, April 16, Saturday, April 18, Thursday, April 23, and Saturday, April 25.  For …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (April 13, 2020) Location: Uruguay Event: Limited Flight Availability for Departure – Thursday, April 16 & Saturday, April 18 Amaszonas airlines has informed the Embassy of two flights, one departing Montevideo on Thursday, April 16, at 4:25 p.m. from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo, and the other departing …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (April 8, 2020) Location:  Uruguay Event:  Limited Flight Availability for Departure – Saturday, April 11 Amaszonas airlines has informed the Embassy of a flight departing on Saturday, April 11, at 4:25 p.m. from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo. For the moment, Sao Paulo has a connecting flight on United Airlines …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (April 5, 2020) Location: Uruguay Event: Limited Flight Availability for Departure – Wednesday, April 8 Amaszonas airlines has informed the Embassy of a flight departing Montevideo on Wednesday, April 8, at 4:25 p.m. from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo.  For the moment, Sao Paulo has a connecting flight …

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Alert – Montevideo – Increased Checkpoints by Law Enforcement

Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Montevideo (April 2, 2020) Location: Uruguay Event: Increased Checkpoints Throughout Uruguay April 1-12, 2020 From April 1 to April 12, the Ministry of Interior has stated that local law enforcement officials will be establishing checkpoints to diminish movement in Uruguay ahead of the holiday week which begins on April 6.  Local law …

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Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (April 1, 2020) Location: Uruguay Event: Limited Flight Availability for Departure – Saturday, April 4 Amaszonas airlines has informed the Embassy of a flight departing Montevideo on Saturday, April 4, at 4:00 p.m. from Carrasco airport to Sao Paolo. For the moment, Sao Paolo has a connecting flight …

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Travel Alert for U.S. Citizens

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (March 28, 2020) Location: Uruguay Event: Limited Flight Availability for Departures/Restriction on exit of Uruguayan Residents LATAM airlines has informed the Embassy of a flight departing Montevideo on Sunday, March 29, 2020, at 18:00 from Carrasco airport to Sao Paolo. For the moment, Sao Paolo has connecting flights …

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Travel Alert for U.S. Citizens – Updated

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (March 27, 2020) Location: Uruguay Event: Last Programmed Flight LATAM airlines has informed the Embassy of a flight departing Montevideo on Sunday, March 29, 2020, at 18:00 from Carrasco airport to Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo continues to have connecting flights to the United States. This is the last …

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Travel Alert for U.S. Citizens

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (March 26, 2020) Location: Uruguay Event: Limited Flight Availability for Departures LATAM airlines has informed the Embassy of a flight departing Montevideo tomorrow, March 27, 2020, at 18:00 from Carrasco airport to Sao Paolo. Sao Paolo continues to have connecting flights to the United States. Tomorrow’s departing flight …

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Travel Alert for U.S. Citizens

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (March 25, 2020) Location:  Uruguay Event:  All regularly scheduled commercial flights have been cancelled All regularly scheduled commercial flights departing Uruguay have been cancelled. Availability is extremely limited on intermittent commercial flights.  U.S. citizens should contact their airlines if they have purchased a ticket to depart Uruguay to confirm flight status.  …

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Travel Alert for U.S. Citizens

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay (March 24, 2020) Location:  Uruguay Event:  All regularly scheduled commercial flights have been cancelled All regularly scheduled commercial flights departing Uruguay have been cancelled.  There is very limited availability on intermittent commercial flights.  U.S. citizens should contact their airlines if they have purchased a ticket departing Uruguay.  U.S. citizens whose flights …

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Travel Alert for U.S. Citizens

The government of Uruguay has implemented measures to limit the spread of COVID-19.  All international passenger flights are suspended as of March 23, 2020. We are considering all options to assist U.S. citizens in Uruguay.  Continue to monitor the U.S. Embassy’s website  https://uy.usembassy.gov/  for updates. Please email  MontevideoACS@state.gov  if you have an urgent need to depart and would …

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Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Montevideo

Location: Uruguay Event:  On March 18, the  Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health  (in Spanish) confirmed 79 cases of COVID-19 in Uruguay.  Cases have been discovered in Montevideo, Canelones, Colonia, Maldonado, and Salto.  The Ministry of Public Health has also confirmed that some cases have originated from community transmission within Uruguay. The Government of Uruguay has implemented measures to limit the spread of …

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Presidential proclamation on suspension of entry into the United States of foreign nationals who pose a risk of transmitting 2019 novel Coronavirus

Presidential proclamation on suspension of entry into the United States of foreign nationals who pose a risk of transmitting 2019 novel Coronavirus Entry of aliens who were present in China, excluding the Special Autonomous Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, within 14 days prior to their arrival at the port of entry in the United …

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The United States Takes Action against Officials of the Former Maduro Regime Involved in Obstructing the Venezuelan National Assembly

U.S Department of State Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State January 13, 2020 The United States Takes Action against Officials of the Former Maduro Regime Involved in Obstructing the Venezuelan National Assembly On January 13, the United States sanctioned seven current or former officials of the former Maduro regime involved in attempting to …

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The Organization of American States’ final report of the audit on the elections in Bolivia

THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES’ FINAL REPORT OF THE AUDIT OF THE ELECTIONS IN BOLIVIA PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE DECEMBER 9, 2019 The United States commends the professional work of the Organization of American States (OAS) electoral audit mission in Bolivia. The thorough investigation presented by the 36 experts of 18 …

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The United States Takes Action Against the Movement of Venezuelan Oil to Cuba

U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson  Statement by Secretary Michael R. Pompeo December 3, 2019 The United States Takes Action Against the Movement of Venezuelan Oil to Cuba On December 3, the United States identified six PDVSA-owned vessels, pursuant to E.O. 13884 or 13850, being used by the former Maduro regime to ship …

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Remarks by Ambassador Carlos Trujillo at OAS to receive the Foreign Minister of Bolivia

Remarks by Ambassador Carlos Trujillo Permanent Representative of the United States to the OAS at the Special Meeting of the Permanent Council to receive the Foreign Minister of Bolivia, Diego Pary Rodriguez October 24, 2019 Madame Chair, Ministers Pary and Arce, my fellow Permanent Representatives to the Organization of American States, ladies and gentlemen… The …

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Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding a Democratic Transition in Venezuela

The White house Office of the Press Secretary September 25, 2019 Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding a Democratic Transition in Venezuela Today, President Donald J. Trump and other United States officials hosted leaders from Western Hemisphere countries to discuss the need for a democratic transition in Venezuela to resolve the prolonged political, economic, and …

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The United States Joins the Interim Government of Venezuela and Other Countries in Invoking the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance

U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson  Statement by Secretary Michael R. Pompeo September 11, 2019 The United States Joins the Interim Government of Venezuela and Other Countries in Invoking the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance The United States joins the Interim Government of Venezuela and ten other countries in invoking the Inter-American Treaty of …

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