Statement on Presidential Pardon
The U.S. Embassy appreciates the decision of President U Win Myint and the Government of Myanmar to release political prisoners as part of the broader amnesty…
MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP TO BURMESE PRESIDENT U WIN MYINT
MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP TO BURMESE PRESIDENT U WIN MYINT Dear President U Win Myint: On behalf of the people of the United States…
STATEMENT BY ACTING SECRETARY SULLIVAN
STATEMENT BY ACTING SECRETARY SULLIVAN Myanmar Thingyan Festival April 11, 2018 On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I send…
STATEMENT ON CONTINUED DETENTION OF REUTERS JOURNALISTS
U.S. EMBASSY STATEMENT ON CONTINUED DETENTION OF REUTERS JOURNALISTS We are deeply disappointed that Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo remain…
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Rangoon, Burma
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Rangoon, Burma (11 April 2018) Location: Burma, whole country Event: Burma will celebrate Thingyan, the largest festival of the…
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Rangoon, Burma
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Rangoon, Burma (10 April 2018) Location: Tanai and Hpakant Townships, Kachin State Event: The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has…
Message for U.S. Citizens: Importance of Registering Place of Residence with Burmese Government
Message for U.S. Citizens: Importance of Registering Place of Residence with Burmese Government 09 April 2018 THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN RANGOON IS TRANSMITTING…
Peace Corps Triples Number of Volunteers Serving in Myanmar
Peace Corps Triples Number of Volunteers Serving in Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar April 6, 2018 – The U.S. Peace Corps is tripling the number of Peace…
Message for U.S. Visa Applicants: Visa Fees and Validities are Changing
Attention: Nonimmigrant visa fees and validities are changing. Effective April 9, the following changes will be implemented: Visa Classification Purpose of Visa Issuance Fee MRV…
Message for U.S. Citizens: Embassy Rangoon Federal Voting Assistance Program
Message for U.S. Citizens: Embassy Rangoon Federal Voting Assistance Program April 2, 2018 THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN RANGOON IS TRANSMITTING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION THROUGH…
Supporting Tolerance and Peace Advocacy at the Community Level [Statement of Interest]
Embassy Yangon announces an open competition for organizations to submit a Statement of Interest for Notice of Funding Opportunity (SOI/NOFO) for local civil society activities…
U.S. Embassy Honors Women of Change in Myanmar
For Immediate Release Yangon, Myanmar – Ambassador Scot Marciel congratulated three recipients of the annual U.S. Embassy Women of Change Award today. This award recognizes…
Press Release on the Opening of New American Center Yangon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2018 New American Center Yangon Opens to Deepen U.S.-Myanmar Ties Yangon, Myanmar – Seventy years after the U.S. Information Service…
Message for U.S. Citizens: Follow us – @ACSRangoon on Twitter [March 12, 2018]
THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN RANGOON IS TRANSMITTING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION THROUGH THE EMBASSY WARDEN SYSTEM AS A PUBLIC SERVICE TO U.S. CITIZENS IN BURMA.…
STATEMENT ON THE DIPLOMATIC VISITS TO RAKHINE STATE IN FEBRUARY 2018
STATEMENT ON THE DIPLOMATIC VISITS TO RAKHINE STATE IN FEBRUARY 2018 February 19, 2018 – Yangon, Myanmar We thank the Government of Myanmar for arranging…
U.S. Embassy Statement on NCA Signing
February 13, 2018 PRESS RELEASE U.S. Embassy Statement on NCA Signing We welcome the signing today by two additional ethnic armed groups, the New Mon…
U.S. Embassy Statement on Continued Detention of Reuters Journalists
42 days ago Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested for doing their jobs as investigative journalists. We are disappointed that – at a minimum…
U.S. Embassy Statement on Reports of Violence in Mrauk-U
The U.S. Embassy wishes to express its distress at reports of violence last night in Mrauk-U and its deep concern for all innocent people affected…
