Cape Road Verde
Cape Verde
ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS: A passport and visa are required. Visa approval can take several days and Cape Verde issues two types of tourist visas: a single-entry visa valid for up to 90 days or a multiple entry visa valid for one year. See our Foreign Entry Requirements brochure for more information on Cape Verde and other countries. Visit the Embassy of Cape Verde website at www.capeverdeusa.org for the most current visa information or contact the Embassy of the Republic of Cape Verde, 3415 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington D.C. 20007, tel. (202) 965-6820; or the Consulate General of Cape Verde in Boston (tel. 617-353-0014). Overseas, inquiries should be made to the nearest Cape Verde embassy or consulate. ... [Read More]
Country Commercial Guide
Rua Abilio Macedo n 6, Praia, Cape Verde Tel.: (238)-261-56-16 Fax: (238)-261-13-55 Versão em Português [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Cape Verde provided skilled sailors and workers for the whaling ships from New England and the Netherlands. Since those ships concluded their multiyear voyages by signing off the crew at their home ports, large Cape Verdean communities came into existence in New England and Northern Europe. The first U.S. Consulate in Cape Verde was established in 1816 to protect the whaling fleet and its crews. In the 20th Century, Cape Verdeans in the United States established themselves across the continent, and are now found as far away as Hawaii. In all, there are more Cape Verdeans living outside the archipelago than within it, including an estimated 350,000 in America. Senegal and Angola each have tens of thousands of Cape Verdeans. There are emigrants in Portugal, Italy, Luxembourg, France (10-15,000) and Holland (8-10,000). There are substantial numbers in Argentina, Brazil, Spain and Sweden. These processes have given Cape Verde its internationa ... [Read More]
Tips for Travelers to Sub Saharan Africa
March 2001 Foreword Your trip to Africa will be an adventure off the beaten path. Conditions and customs in sub-Saharan Africa can contrast sharply with those in the United States. These pages contain advice to help you avoid inconvenience and difficulties. Take our advice seriously but don’t let it keep you at home. Most Americans have unforgettable experiences in Africa. We are often welcomed and helped by Africans who are happy to share not just their scenery, but their culture and tradition ... [Read More]
USIS, Economic Perspectives, August 1999 - Promoting Trade and Investment in Africa, Rodney E. Slater
Road and highway accidents are among the major causes of transportation-related fatalities on the continent. Our Federal Transit Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are developing training materials on road and highway safety. ... On October 30, 1998, I announced the eight African countries selected to participate in the initiative -- Angola, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, Mali, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. An interagency team composed of personnel from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Departments of State, Defense, Justice, and Treasury visited two countries this year to begin aviation systems/airport surveys. The first survey team visited Kenya in March; a second visited Cote d'Ivoire at the end of July. The interagency team may also visit a third country later this year. ... [Read More]
2002
111111--06/21/02 Air Transport Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Cape Verde [ PDF] ... Supporting U.S. Business at Home and Abroad ... 111111--07/31/02 TDA Provides $500,000 To Support EBRD Road Loan in Serbia ... [Read More]
2002
1111--09/06/02 Remarks Following Meeting With Cape Verde Foreign Minister Manuel Sousa; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Cape Verde ... 1111--09/03/02 Where We Are Now and The Road Ahead; John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; On-the-Record Briefing, World Summit on Sustainable Development; Johannesburg, South Africa ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: More Countries in Line for U.S. Millennium Challenge Account Aid
Nicaragua, Cape Verde and Georgia are next in line to receive U.S. foreign aid under a poverty-alleviation program called the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), says U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. ... I am also pleased to note that the MCC staff are in the later stages of compact negotiations with a number of other MCA countries. Later this morning, in fact, we will consider a compact with the Republic of Honduras. In addition to Honduras, we are moving quickly ahead with several other countries, including Nicaragua, Cape Verde and Georgia, and we are hopeful that we will have one or more of these compacts ready for Board consideration at our June meeting. ... [Read More]
U.S. Embassy Nairobi - Press Release
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)Jurisdiction: Kenya, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Chad, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. ... For U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) whose documents have been lost or stolen, the Nairobi office may be able issue a Transportation Letter, provided the alien was lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, and is returning to an unrelinquished domicile after a temporary absence abroad of less than one-year. ... [Read More]
Speech by Ambassador Wayne Neill at U
Speech by Ambassador WayneNeill at U.S. National Day Celebration, June 17, 2005 Dear honored guests, fellow diplomats, members of the pressand media: Thank you all so much for honoring us with your presencethis day as we celebrate, a little bit early, the 229th anniversaryof the Declaration of Independence. Ithas indeed been an eventful and productive year in relations between Benin andthe United States since I last greeted you here. In December of last year, Deputy Secretary of State RobertZoellick, who at the time was the United State Trade Representative, visitedBenin and engaged in discussions with members of the government, the Beninesebusiness community, and cotton farmers. [Read More]
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