On June 27, 2017, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson released the seventeenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The U.S. Congress mandates the report to measure annual progress made by countries around the world on combatting trafficking in persons. Guinea-Bissau is one of 187 countries, including the United States, evaluated in the report. Link to 2017 ... Read More»
Remarks for U.S. Independence Day Reception – Bissau, June 8, 2017
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Martina Boustani Remarks U.S. Independence Day Reception, Hotel Ledger, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau June 8, 2017 (AS PREPARED) Distinguished Representative of the President of the Republic of the Guinea-Bissau, Distinguished Representative of the President of the National Assembly, Distinguished President of the Supreme Court of Justice, Paulo Sanha Distinguished representative of the ... Read More»
President Trump’s Ramadan message
President Donald J. Trump wished all Muslims “a joyful Ramadan” upon the start of the Muslim holy month. “During this month of fasting from dawn to dusk, many Muslims in America and around the world will find meaning and inspiration in acts of charity and meditation that strengthen our communities,” President Trump said in a May 26 statement . “At its core, the ... Read More»
Welcome to the Virtual U.S. Presence in Guinea-Bissau
The U.S. does not have an Embassy or any other diplomatic presence in Guinea-Bissau. The U.S. Embassy in Bissau suspended operations on June 14, 1998. The U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau is based in Dakar, Senegal. Read More»