Press Statement
Patrick Ventrell
Acting Deputy Spokesperson, Office of
the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
December 27, 2012
The U.S.
Embassy in Bangui temporarily suspended its operations on December 28 as a
result of the present security situation
in the Central African Republic
(CAR). We have not suspended diplomatic relations with the Central African
Republic.
Ambassador Wohlers and his diplomatic
team left Bangui today along with several private U.S. citizens. As a result of
this suspension of operations, the embassy will not be able to provide routine
consular services to American citizens in the Central African Republic until
further notice.
This decision is solely due to concerns
about the security of our personnel and has no relation to our continuing and
long-standing diplomatic relations with the CAR.
The United States encourages all parties
in the Central African Republic to participate in the dialogue to be held under
the auspices of the Economic Community
of Central African States (CEEAC) to develop a comprehensive agreement that
will offer a new vision of peace and security for the country.
Editor’s note: The Central African
Republic is a war zone to which a small number of U.S. military advisers are
deployed by order of President Obama.
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