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Country Commercial Guides for FY 2000: Liberia Report prepared by U.S. Embassy Monrovia, released July 1999 Note*

CHAPTER IX: BUSINESS TRAVEL

TRAVEL ADVISORY WARNING: THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE WARNS U.S. CITIZENS AGAINST TRAVEL TO LIBERIA DUE TO THE UNSTABLE SECURITY SITUATION. ON MARCH 24, THE DEPARTMENT LIFTED THE AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE OF U.S. EMBASSY PERSONNEL IN NON-EMERGENCY POSITIONS, BUT DECIDED THAT DEPENDENTS OF U.S. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ARE PROHIBITED FROM ACCOMPANYING THE EMPLOYEES TO LIBERIA.

SINCE THE ARMED CLASHES IN SEPTEMBER 1998, SECURITY CONDITIONS IN MONROVIA HAVE IMPROVED, AND THE CITY IS CALM AND RETURNING TO NORMAL. THE PRESENCE OF MANY ILL- TRAINED AND ARMED GOVERNMENT SECURITY PERSONNEL, HOWEVER, CONSTITUTE A POTENTIAL DANGER. IN ADDITION, THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY IS UNSETTLED AS REBEL ACTIVITY IN SIERRA LEONE CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE STABILITY ALONG THE SIERRA LEONE/LIBERIA BORDER. TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN LIBERIA AFTER DARK IS DISCOURAGED.

U.S. CITIZENS IN LIBERIA SHOULD ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THE EMBASSY AND CONSIDER THEIR OWN PERSONAL SECURITY SITUATIONS IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO REMAIN IN THE COUNTRY.

VISAS: A PASSPORT AND VISA ARE REQUIRED, AS IS PROOF OF YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION. FOR PERSONS WHO ARE TRAVELING FROM COUNTRIES THAT DO NOT HAVE A LIBERIAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE, AN AIRPORT ENTRY VISA MAY BE OBTAINED, BUT THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION MUST AUTHORIZE THE VISA IN ADVANCE OF ARRIVAL. FURTHER INFORMATION ON ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIBERIA CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, 5201 16TH STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20011. TEL: NUMBERS ARE (202) 723-0437 TO 723-0440. OVERSEAS INQUIRIES SHOULD BE MADE TO THE NEAREST LIBERIAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.

U.S. BUSINESS TRAVELERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE "KEY OFFICERS OF FOREIGN SERVICE POSTS: GUIDE FOR BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES" AND "TIPS FOR TRAVELERS TO SUB- SAHARAN AFRICA", BOTH AVAILABLE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402; TEL. (202) 512-1800; FAX (202) 512-2250. BUSINESS TRAVELERS TO LIBERIA SEEKING APPOINTMENTS WITH U.S. EMBASSY OFFICIALS SHOULD CONTACT THE POLITICAL/ECONOMIC SECTION IN ADVANCE. THE POLITICAL/ECONOMIC SECTION CAN BE REACHED AT TEL:(231) 226370 OR BY FAX AT (231)226147.