Emergency Message For U.S. Citizens - New Worldwide Travel Caution Dated January 24, 2012

The Department of State issued a new Worldwide Caution on January 24, 2012 to provide updated information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. Please review the full text at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_4787.html.

For any emergencies involving U.S. citizens in Mexico, please contact the U.S. Embassy or the closest U.S. Consulate or Consular Agency. The U.S. Embassy is located in Mexico City at Paseo de la Reforma 305, Colonia Cuauhtemoc, telephone from the United States: 011-52-55-5080-2000; telephone within Mexico City: 5080-2000; telephone long distance within Mexico 01-55-5080-2000. You may also contact the Embassy by e-mail at: ACSMexicoCity@state.gov The Embassy's internet address is http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/.

U.S. citizens in other areas of Mexico should seek the assistance of the U.S. Consulates or Consular agencies located throughout the country. Locations and contact information of U.S. Consulates and Consular Agencies is available on the Embassy website http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/.

Posted by Jim Pierce
US Embassy Warden

To clarify this document, I phoned my contact at the US Embassy to inquire why Mexico and the rest of Latin America were not included. The explanation I received was that it pertained only to groups defined as "terrorists" such as Al Quaeda. The bad actors in Mexico are considered criminals--not terrorists. The latest State Department information on Mexico is the Travel Advisory that appears here: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5440.html

Jim