Daily Archives: May 1, 2020

Top 10 Countries: @StateDept Repatriation of U.S. Citizens as of April 29, 2020

May 1, 2020 By in Americans Abroad, Consular Work, Coronavirus, Evacuations, Realities of the FS, SCA | South Central Asia, State Department, Trends, U.S. Missions, WHA|Western Hemisphere Tags: , ,

 

The State Department’s May 1st update notes that it has now coordinated the repatriation of 76,030 Americans on 810 flights from 126 countries and territories including  six flights from six countries in South and Central America repatriated approximately 800 U.S. citizens on April 30 and a charter flight from India carrying approximately 300 Americans arrived in the U.S. on May 1.
Based on the State Department’s data, Western Hemisphere countries based on number of U.S. citizens evacuated remain the top eight out of 10 countries.  India and Pakistan, both under the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) are the only non-WHA countries in the top 10 counties.

From Egypt and Turkey: Generous Medical Supplies For the United States

May 1, 2020 By in Ambassadors, Coronavirus, Foreign Assistance, Realities of the FS, State Department, Trends, U.S. Missions Tags: , , , , , ,

 

 

Also medical supplies from South Korea reportedly purchased by FEMA, and medical supplies from Russia initially purported to be aid but the State Department insisted this was a commercial transaction. (see Putin Sends Medical Supplies in “Largest Cargo Aircraft” to “World’s Largest Humanitarian Provider” – Wait, Wat?