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Fulbright Foreign Student Program (Deadline Extended to May 1, 2020)

The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the competition for the Fulbright Foreign Student Fellowship Program for the 2021-22 academic year.  The deadline for submission of online applications is Tuesday, April 14, 2020 by midnight (Deadline Extended to May 1, 2020). The application and instructions can be found at https://apply.iie.org/ffsp2021 Purpose and Institutional Focus: The program ...
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By | 23 April, 2020 | Topics: Alumni, Art & Culture, Education

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Gaborone, Botswana

Location:  Botswana  Event:  No Flights Until Further Notice Commercial flights out of Botswana remain suspended until further notice.  The U.S. Department of State arranged a flight from Gaborone to Washington, DC on Friday, April 10, 2020.  The British High Commission arranged a charter flight from Gaborone to Lusaka, Zambia for connections to Europe and the United ...
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By | 16 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, U.S. Citizen Services

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Gaborone, Botswana

Location:  Botswana  Event:  Possible Second Repatriation Flight Information Commercial flights out of Botswana remain suspended until further notice.  The U.S. Department of State arranged a flight from Gaborone (Sir Seretse Khama Airport) to Washington, DC (IAD) on Friday, April 10, 2020. For those who missed the flight, there will likely be a flight on Saturday, April ...
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By | 14 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, U.S. Citizen Services

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Gaborone, Botswana

Page:  https://bw.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/   _______________________________________________________ Last Update: (4/11/2020 – 19:00 CAT) Country-Specific Information Botswana has confirmed 13 cases of COVID-19 and one death within its borders. Repatriation Information If you are a U.S. citizen who currently seeks to depart Botswana on a flight to the United States, please complete the request form here: Botswana Repatriation Request Form If you are travelling with others, you must complete the form for ...
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By | 11 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Gaborone, Botswana

Location:  Botswana Event:  Evacuation Flight Registration Closed – No Flights Available Until Further Notice The U.S. Department of State has arranged a flight from Gaborone (Sir Seretse Khama Airport) to Washington, DC (IAD) on Friday, April 10, 2020.  The registration for the flight has closed and there are no later flights scheduled at this time. U.S. ...
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By | 9 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, U.S. Citizen Services

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