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UNCLAS STATE 059493 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: CASC ASEC BM
SUBJECT: Travel Alert - Burma 
 
¶1.  This Travel Alert updates American citizens on safety 
conditions within Burma.  American citizens residing in or 
traveling to Burma should continue to defer nonessential 
travel to the Irrawaddy Delta region of the country.  The 
Burmese government has restricted access to this area for 
all but authorized relief workers.  The U.S. Embassy in 
Rangoon has ended the authorized departure of non-essential 
personnel and family members of mission staff.  This Travel 
Alert replaces the Travel Warning issued on May 5, 2008, 
and expires on September 30, 2008. 
 
¶2.  The environment in Rangoon, Burma's most populous city 
and other areas outside of the Irrawaddy Delta has 
gradually improved.  Electrical power and water supply have 
been restored in most areas and markets are now operating 
normally. 
 
¶3.  The harder-hit Irrawaddy Delta region is still without 
many basic necessities, and the risk of outbreaks of 
disease remains high.  The United Nations, ASEAN, and 
others in the international community, including the United 
States, are providing international relief assistance to 
meet both immediate and long-term needs.  The Burmese 
Government has restricted access to this area for people 
other than relief workers it has authorized.  American 
citizens should defer nonessential travel to the Irrawaddy 
Delta region. 
 
¶4.  The Department of State and the Embassy in Rangoon are 
following developments closely.  For the latest security 
information, U.S. citizens living and traveling abroad 
should regularly monitor the State Department's Bureau of 
Consular Affairs website at http://travel.state.gov, where 
the current Worldwide Cautions, Travel Alerts, and Travel 
Warnings can be found.  Security information can also be 
obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the U.S. 
and Canada or, from other areas, by calling a regular toll 
line at 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). 
 
¶5.  U.S. citizens in Burma are encouraged to register with 
the Department of State or the U.S. Embassy.  Registration 
can be done on-line through the State Department's travel 
registration website, 
https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs, or via the 
Embassy's website, http://burma.usembassy.gov.  Americans 
in Burma who do not have internet are welcome to register 
in person or by telephone.  The Embassy can provide limited 
email service for American citizens seeking to inform 
family members of their safety and welfare; please ask the 
Consular Section for more information. 
 
¶6.  The Embassy is located at 110 University Ave, Kamayut 
Township, Rangoon.  The Embassy's phone numbers are (95-1) 
536-509, 536-756, and 538-038.  The Consular Section's 
extension is 4240, and email address is 
ConsularRangoo@state.gov.  The Embassy's after-hours 
emergency numbers are the same as above, all followed by 
extension 4014.  The after-hours mobile phone number is 09- 
512-4330 (calling inside Burma) or 95-9-512-4330 (calling 
from outside Burma).  The Embassy's hours are 8:00 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday (except U.S. federal and 
Burmese holidays). 
 
 
¶7.      Minimize considered. 
RICE