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        • Blog SealDFC and the Government of Ecuador Sign Framework Agreement to Support Development, Private Sector Investment
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        • El Embajador Todd Chapman participa en la entrega de ayuda para las víctimas del terremoto en EcuadorCurrent Report on U.S. Assistance to Ecuador Following April 16 Earthquake
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        • El Embajador Todd Chapman participa en la entrega de ayuda para las víctimas del terremoto en EcuadorCurrent Report on U.S. Assistance to Ecuador Following April 16 Earthquake
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Treasury Sanctions Ecuador’s Notorious Los Choneros Gang and Its Leader

Treasury Sanctions Ecuador’s Notorious Los Choneros Gang and Its Leader

Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas Christopher Dodd and a U.S. delegation

Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas Christopher Dodd and a U.S. delegation

will visit Ecuador to strengthen security cooperation

Announcement of Safe Mobility Office in Ecuador

Announcement of Safe Mobility Office in Ecuador

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DHS Announces Family Reunification Parole Process for Ecuador

DHS Announces Family Reunification Parole Process for Ecuador

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Statement by the Ambassador on the Preliminary Results of the Elections

Statement by the Ambassador on the Preliminary Results of the Elections

  
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Treasury Sanctions Ecuador’s Notorious Los Choneros Gang and Its Leader

7 February, 2024 | Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. & Ecuador

February 7, 2024 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned one of Ecuador’s most violent gangs, Los…

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U.S. Social Security Administration

6 February, 2024 | Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. Citizen Services

Did not receive your February Social Security payment? If you did not receive your February payment, your benefits have been suspended because we did not…

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Updated Travel Advisory and Changes to Curfew Restrictions

2 February, 2024 | Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services

Location:  Nationwide Event:  Due to ongoing security concerns, the U.S. Department of State has updated the Travel Advisory for Ecuador to include the canton of…

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Funding Opportunity: Julia Taft Refugee Fund 2024

2 February, 2024 | News, U.S. & Ecuador

The U.S. Mission in Ecuador, in collaboration with the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM), is pleased to welcome proposals for the…

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Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas Christopher Dodd and a U.S. delegation will visit Ecuador...

21 January, 2024 | News, U.S. & Ecuador

U.S. Army General Laura Richardson, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Counternarcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Christopher Landberg, are part of the U.S.…

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Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) 2024 for U.S. Mission Alumni Only

19 January, 2024 | News, Public Affairs

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. EMBASSY AND CONSULATE IN ECUADOR, PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SECTION Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Funding Opportunity Title: FY2024 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund…

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Message for U.S. Citizens Nationwide State of Emergency

16 January, 2024 | Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services

Alert:  Nationwide State of Emergency in Ecuador Location:  Nationwide Event:  Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared January 8 a nationwide state of emergency for a period…

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Security Alert: 12 January 2024 Nationwide State of Emergency in Ecuador

12 January, 2024 | Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services

Alert:  Nationwide State of Emergency in Ecuador Location:  Nationwide Event:  Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared January 8 a nationwide state of emergency for a period…

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Message for U.S. Citizens Nationwide State of Emergency

10 January, 2024 | Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services

Alert:  Nationwide State of Emergency in Ecuador Location:  Nationwide Event:  Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared on January 8 a nationwide state of emergency for a…

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Alert: Nationwide State of Emergency in Ecuador

9 January, 2024 | Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services

Alert: Nationwide State of Emergency in Ecuador Location:  Nationwide Event:  Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared on January 8 a nationwide state of emergency for a…

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SERVICIOS PARA CIUDADANOS ESTADOUNIDENSES Y CHARLA EN LA CIUDAD DE CUENCA – 5 -6 de Diciembre del...

21 November, 2023 | Alert, Events, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. & Ecuador

El Consulado General de los Estados Unidos en Guayaquil se complace en anunciar que representantes del Consulado ofrecerán servicios notariales, aceptarán solicitudes de pasaporte y…

The U.S. Ambassador’s Fund for the Preservation of the Cultural Heritage opens its call for proposals...

6 November, 2023 | Culture, News

The Fund is aimed at preservation and restoration projects of tangible and intangible cultural property with budgets between $10,000 and $500,000. This year, priority will…

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Message to U.S. Citizens – Significant Planned Electrical Outages

28 October, 2023 | Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services

Date:  October 28, 2023 Location:   Nationwide Event:  The Government of Ecuador’s Ministry of Mines and Energy announced a series of planned electrical outages across the country that began…

Announcement of Safe Mobility Office in Ecuador

20 October, 2023 | News

MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON OCTOBER 19, 2023 The United States is pleased to partner with Ecuador to establish Safe Mobility Offices (SMOs) in…

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Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Quito, Ecuador

19 October, 2023 | Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services

Message for U.S. Citizens Security Alert: Worldwide Caution October 19, 2023 Location:  Worldwide Caution Event: Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the…

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DHS Announces Family Reunification Parole Process for Ecuador

18 October, 2023 | News

Release Date: October 18, 2023 Biden-Harris Administration continues strategy to provide lawful pathways and reduce dangerous irregular migration WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security…

Statement by the Ambassador on the Preliminary Results of the Elections

16 October, 2023 | News

Quito, October 16, 2023.  We congratulate Daniel Noboa on his election as the next President of Ecuador and underscore the commitment of Ecuadorians to democracy…

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Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Quito, Ecuador

15 October, 2023 | Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services

Message for U.S. Citizens Security Alert October 17, 2023 Location:  Ecuador Event:   Second-round elections for Ecuador’s presidency will take place on Sunday, October 15, 2023.  President Lasso…

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