TRAVEL WARNING - Libya (Sept 12, 2012)

1.  The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against
all travel to Libya.  On September 12, 2012 the
Department of State ordered the departure of all non-
emergency U.S. government personnel from Libya,
following the attack on the U.S. Diplomatic mission in
Benghazi.  The political violence has increased in both
Benghazi and Tripoli.  The airports in Benghazi and
Tripoli are open and U.S. citizens are encouraged to
depart by commercial air.  This Travel Warning
supersedes the Travel Warning dated August 27, 2012.

2.  U.S. citizens remaining in, Libya should use extreme
caution and limit nonessential travel within the
country, make their own contingency emergency plans,
enroll their presence in Libya through the Smart
Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP), and provide their
current contact information and next-of-kin or emergency
contact information.

3.  The Embassy's website, available at
http://libya.usembassy.gov, includes consular
information and the most recent messages for U.S.
citizens in Libya.  U.S. citizens in need of emergency
assistance should call 091-379-4560 within Libya or 218-
91-379-4560 if dialing from outside of Libya.

4.  For information on "What the Department of State Can
and Can't Do in a Crisis," please visit the Bureau of
Consular Affairs' Emergencies and Crisis link.  Up-to-
date information on security can also be obtained by
calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States
and Canada or, for callers outside the United States and
Canada, on a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.  These
numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time, Monday through Friday (except
U.S. federal holidays).

7.  For further information, U.S. citizens should
consult the Department of State's Country Specific
Information for Libya.  Stay up to date by bookmarking
our Bureau of Consular Affairs website, which contains
the current Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts as well as
the Worldwide Caution.  Follow us on Twitter and the
Bureau of Consular Affairs page on Facebook as well.
You can also download our free Smart Traveler App,
available through iTunes and the Android market to have
travel information at your fingertips.