| YEMEN |
| GENESIS-SCI TRAVEL WARNING & ALERTS |
May 23, 2003
This Travel Warning is being updated to inform U.S. citizens that the Department of State has authorized
the return of non-emergency employees and adult family members of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen
effective immediately. The security threat to all American citizens in Yemen remains high due to credible
reports that terrorists have planned attacks against U.S. interests in Yemen. The Department of State
continues to warn U.S. citizens to defer travel to Yemen. U.S. citizens in Yemen should consider
departing. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued on March 28, 2003.
The Department of State has authorized the return of adult family members and non-emergency personnel
to the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa. U.S. Embassy employees have not been allowed to bring their children to
Yemen since March 18, 2002; this policy has not changed. The Department of State reaffirms its warning
to United States citizens to defer travel to Yemen. The Department has received credible reports that
terrorists have planned attacks against U.S. interests in Yemen. The Department of State anticipates that
threats against Americans in Yemen will continue. From time to time the Embassy may temporarily close
or suspend public services for security reasons. Emergency assistance to American citizens during
non-business hours (or when public access is restricted) is available through Embassy duty personnel,
who can be contacted by telephone at 967-1-303-155.
U.S. citizens who remain in or travel to Yemen despite this warning should register at the Consular
Section of the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa and enroll in the warden system (emergency alert network) in order
to obtain updated information on travel and security in Yemen. Americans in Yemen should exercise
caution and take prudent measures to maintain their security. Maintain a high level of vigilance, avoid
crowds and demonstrations, keep a low profile, vary times and routes for all travel, and ensure travel
documents are current.
The Embassy in Sanaa advises American citizens in Yemen to exercise particular caution at locations
frequented by foreigners, such as the Sanaa Trade Center, American-affiliated franchises, restaurants and
shops in the Haddah area in Sanaa and in Aden and elsewhere, at restaurants and hotels frequented by
expatriates. Americans who believe they are being followed or threatened while driving in urban centers
should proceed as quickly as possible to the nearest police station or major intersection and request
assistance from the officers in the blue-and-white police cars stationed there.
The U.S. Embassy is located at Dhahr Himyar Zone, Sheraton Hotel District, P.O. Box 22347. The
telephone number of the Consular Section is (967)(1) 303-155, extension 118, 265, or 266. The fax
number is (967)(1) 303-175. The after hours emergency number is (967)(1) 303-155.
This Travel Warning is being updated to inform U.S. citizens that the Department of State has authorized
the return of non-emergency employees and adult family members of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen
effective immediately. The security threat to all American citizens in Yemen remains high due to credible
reports that terrorists have planned attacks against U.S. interests in Yemen. The Department of State
continues to warn U.S. citizens to defer travel to Yemen. U.S. citizens in Yemen should consider
departing. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued on March 28, 2003.
The Department of State has authorized the return of adult family members and non-emergency personnel
to the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa. U.S. Embassy employees have not been allowed to bring their children to
Yemen since March 18, 2002; this policy has not changed. The Department of State reaffirms its warning
to United States citizens to defer travel to Yemen. The Department has received credible reports that
terrorists have planned attacks against U.S. interests in Yemen. The Department of State anticipates that
threats against Americans in Yemen will continue. From time to time the Embassy may temporarily close
or suspend public services for security reasons. Emergency assistance to American citizens during
non-business hours (or when public access is restricted) is available through Embassy duty personnel,
who can be contacted by telephone at 967-1-303-155.
U.S. citizens who remain in or travel to Yemen despite this warning should register at the Consular
Section of the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa and enroll in the warden system (emergency alert network) in order
to obtain updated information on travel and security in Yemen. Americans in Yemen should exercise
caution and take prudent measures to maintain their security. Maintain a high level of vigilance, avoid
crowds and demonstrations, keep a low profile, vary times and routes for all travel, and ensure travel
documents are current.
The Embassy in Sanaa advises American citizens in Yemen to exercise particular caution at locations
frequented by foreigners, such as the Sanaa Trade Center, American-affiliated franchises, restaurants and
shops in the Haddah area in Sanaa and in Aden and elsewhere, at restaurants and hotels frequented by
expatriates. Americans who believe they are being followed or threatened while driving in urban centers
should proceed as quickly as possible to the nearest police station or major intersection and request
assistance from the officers in the blue-and-white police cars stationed there.
The U.S. Embassy is located at Dhahr Himyar Zone, Sheraton Hotel District, P.O. Box 22347. The
telephone number of the Consular Section is (967)(1) 303-155, extension 118, 265, or 266. The fax
number is (967)(1) 303-175. The after hours emergency number is (967)(1) 303-155.
