Message to U.S. Citizens: U.S. Embassy Rome, Italy, September 17, 2020
The U.S. Embassy in Rome has resumed scheduling limited notarial services. Please visit https://it.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/notarial-services/ to schedule an appointment. All individuals entering the consular building must wear a face covering…
COVID-19 Information
The Department of State has issued a Level 3 Travel Advisory for Italy recommending that travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Italy. In addition, the…
International Day of Democracy
Democracy remains the aspiration of people all over the world because each of us yearns to be free. From the time we are children, we…
Ambassador Lewis M. Eisenberg joins Mayor of Rome in 9/11 commemoration
September 11, 2020 U.S. Ambassador Lewis M. Eisenberg joined the Mayor of the City of Rome Virginia Raggi in a ceremony to commemorate the events…
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Poisoning of Alexei Navalny
We, the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of…
Proclamation on National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2020
During these National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, we pay tribute to the nearly 3,000 precious lives lost on September 11, 2001. We solemnly honor them…
U.S. helps allies fight cyberattacks
Cybersecurity experts from the U.S. Cyber Command are working with other nations to identify malware and network attacks. Cyberattacks undermine elections and threaten democracy. By…
Proclamation on Women’s Equality Day, 2020
Recently, our Nation celebrated the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to our Constitution. On the commemoration of this historic day, I…
UPDATE: The United States Continues to Lead the Global Response to COVID-19
The United States is leading the global response to COVID-19 with foreign assistance funding. The U.S. Government (USG) has allocated $20.5 billion for the development…
Syria Sanctions Designations
Tomorrow will mark the seventh anniversary of the Assad regime’s chemical weapons attack in Ghouta which killed over 1,400 Syrians. Today, in memory of the…
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo At a Press Availability
Good afternoon, everyone. Just a few minutes ago, I delivered letters to both the UN Secretary-General Guterres and to the president of the Security Council.…
On the Occasion of World Humanitarian Day
On World Humanitarian Day, we honor the memory of humanitarian workers who made the ultimate sacrifice answering the call to protect the lives and alleviate…
Secretary Pompeo and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hussein at a Press Availability
Good morning, everyone, and thank you – thank you, Dr. Fuad and the entire Iraqi delegation for joining us here in Washington today. We had…
Consul General Mary Avery Visits the USS Hershel Woody Williams
After departing the Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia on July 27, Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in port in Naples, Italy, for a routine logistics stop on Aug.…
Securing Freedom in the Heart of Europe
Thank you all. Dobry den. Let me try it that way. How did I do? All right. That’s all you’re going to suffer of my Czech…
Travel Alert: U.S. Embassy Rome, Italy, August 7, 2020
The Department of State has issued a Level 3 Travel Advisory for Italy recommending that travelers reconsider (i.e., avoid nonessential) travel to Italy. In addition, the CDC has…
Lifting of Global Level 4 Global Health Advisory
On August 6, in close coordination with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of State lifted the Global Level 4…
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo At a Press Availability
On behalf of the United States, I want to extend our deepest condolences to all those who were affected by the massive explosion at the…
