Subject: Launch
by North Korea
The U.S. Embassy in Seoul is transmitting the
following information through the Embassy's warden system as a public service
to all U.S. citizens in the Republic of Korea.
Please disseminate this message to U.S. citizens in your organizations
or to other Americans you know.
North Korea has
announced that it will attempt a rocket launch between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
on one of the days during April 4-8, 2009, from a site in northeast North Korea. This possible event has received much media
attention. At this time, the U.S.
Embassy in Seoul sees no potential danger to American citizens in South Korea as
a result of the possible launch and does not believe that any special actions
are warranted by American citizens other than to pay close attention to local
news reports during this time period.
The Embassy is
monitoring the situation very closely.
We will apprise the American citizen community of any important
information via this email system and the Embassy websites at http://seoul.usembassy.gov and www.asktheconsul.org.
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via the U.S. Embassy’s warden email system, we encourage you, as an American
living or traveling in South Korea, to register with the Embassy through the
State Department’s travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov.
Americans without internet access may
register in person at the Embassy.
Registration is a voluntary way of telling us that you, as an American
citizen, are in Korea, whether for a long-term stay or for a short visit. In the event of an emergency, we use
registration information to communicate with you. This could include a family emergency in
which relatives in the United States request that the Embassy contact you. Registration also automatically signs you up
to receive our emailed monthly newsletter and periodic warden messages about
safety, security, and other topics, such as voting.
If you choose not to register, you may still
subscribe to our email warden message system simply by providing your email
address on the Embassy’s website at www.asktheconsul.org.
For the latest security information
worldwide, Americans should regularly monitor the State Department’s website at
www.travel.state.gov where the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, and
Travel Alerts can be found. Up-to-date
information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll
free in the Unites States, or, for callers from outside the United States and
Canada, 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).
Embassy Seoul contact information:
American Citizen Services
U.S. Embassy Seoul
32 Sejongno, Jongno-gu
Seoul 110-710, Korea
Tel: 02-397-4114 (operator available 24 hours
a day)
Fax: 02-397-4101
DSN: 721-4114
Website: http://www.asktheconsul.org/
Email: seoul_ACS@state.gov
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