Locating Family Overseas In Times Of Crisis

When a crisis occurs abroad involving U.S. citizens, such as a natural disaster, transportation accident, civil or political unrest or a terrorist incident, the Department of State and the U.S. Embassy abroad utilize a variety of means of communicating with the American public, including the Internet. If you’re concerned about the status of a loved one traveling in India in the wake of the July 11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, click here. Because the U.S. State Department is working with the Department of Defense to prepare an evacuation plan from Lebanon, American citizens may click here for information about relatives there.