Travel Warnings are issued when long-term, protracted conditions that make a country dangerous or unstable lead the State Department to recommend that Americans avoid or consider the risk of travel to that country. A Travel Warning is also issued when the U.S. Government's ability to assist American citizens is constrained due to the closure of an embassy or consulate or because of a drawdown of its staff. The countries listed below meet those criteria.
Syria 02/06/2012
Pakistan 02/02/2012
Iraq 01/19/2012
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 01/12/2012
Nigeria 01/12/2012
Sudan 01/11/2012
Philippines 01/05/2012
Central African Republic 01/04/2012
Republic of South Sudan 12/22/2011
Cote d'Ivoire 12/16/2011
Afghanistan 12/01/2011
Burundi 11/25/2011
Eritrea 11/04/2011
Kenya 11/04/2011
Guinea 11/04/2011
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 11/03/2011
Iran 10/21/2011
Lebanon 10/12/2011
Mauritania 10/12/2011
Mali 10/04/2011
Libya 09/22/2011
Algeria 09/19/2011
Yemen 09/02/2011
Somalia 08/19/2011
Chad 08/16/2011
Haiti 08/08/2011
Niger 08/05/2011
Saudi Arabia 08/05/2011
Colombia 07/22/2011
Israel, the West Bank and Gaza 06/22/2011
Mexico 04/22/2011
