limited cochabamba consular services november 4-5, 2008

(Cochabamba, Bolivia)

WARDEN MESSAGE
U.S. EMBASSY LA PAZ, BOLIVIA
October 31, 2008

This Warden Message is being issued to notify U.S. citizens that due to the absence of the consular agent in Cochabamba on Tuesday, November 4, and Wednesday, November 5, 2008, the consular agency will offer only limited consular services on those days. Any services that require her presence, such as passport applications and notarization of other documents, should be requested today, or postponed until Thursday, November 6, 2008. We regret any inconvenience this may cause.

For the latest security information, U.S. citizens traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department's Internet website at http://travel.state.gov where the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts can be found. Additional information is available in the Country Specific Information for Bolivia at http://travel.state.gov and on the Embassy web page at http://bolivia.usembassy.gov.

Current information on travel and security in Bolivia may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 within the United States, or, from overseas, 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays). American citizens traveling or residing overseas are encouraged to register with the appropriate U.S. Embassy or Consulate on the State Department's travel registration web site at https://travelregistration.state.gov .

U.S. citizens may contact the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia, via e-mail at consularlapaz@state.gov or by telephone at (591-2) 216-8297 during business hours or (591-2) 216-8500 after hours and on weekends. The Consular Section is located in the U.S. Embassy at 2780 Arce Avenue in La Paz, Bolivia. The Santa Cruz Consular Agency can be reached by telephone at (591-3) 351-3477 and the Cochabamba Consular Agency can be reached by telephone at (591-4) 411-6313.