U.S. Embassy in
Sierra Leone

PRESS RELEASE: Francis Ben Kaifala honored with anticorruption champion award Freetown – On Tuesday, February 23rd, Chargé d’Affairs Elaine M French presented Francis Ben Kaifala…

Ambassador Brewer Farewell Script Kushɛ-o, una all mi Salone padi and fambul dem!  I am U.S. Ambassador Maria Brewer.  For the past three and one…

The U.S. Department of State updated the Travel Advisory for Sierra Leone due to COVID-19 on February 9, 2021. See the updated Travel Advisory and…

President Biden’s Inaugural Address THE PRESIDENT: Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, distinguished guests, and my…

  Health Alert – Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs (January 15, 2021)   Location: Worldwide – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director has signed an order requiring all…

Inauguration of the President By Ambassador Maria Brewer Inauguration Day in the United States is a momentous occasion. In recent decades, as many as 1.8…

Statement By Ambassador Maria Brewer January 7, 2021 Storming of the United States Capitol The United States Congress has completed its Constitutionally mandated count of…

December 16, 2020 FOR MORE INFORMATION Email: PASFreetown@state.gov U.S. Embassy: Millennium Challenge Corporation announces new compact with Sierra Leone Freetown, SIERRA LEONE — Demonstrating the…

Freetown, SIERRA LEONE— Demonstrating the United States’ commitment to battling COVID-19 at home and supporting our partners around the world, on December 2, 2020 U.S.…

Location: The area of western rural Freetown which includes Hamilton, Mambo Village, and Tokeh, River No. 2 and Mama beaches, Sierra Leone Event: On Saturday, December 12…

The Embassy of the United States of America Freetown, Sierra Leone The state of Georgia will hold a special senate runoff election on January 5,…

On November 9, Ambassador Maria Brewer met with President Julius Maada Bio to offer congratulations to Sierra Leone for passing the latest Millennium  Challenge Corporation…

On October 15, Ambassador Maria Brewer welcomed the CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Sean Cairncross to Sierra Leone.  CEO Cairncross visited to Sierra Leone…

On October 10, Ambassador Brewer, daughter, and U.S. Embassy staff proudly joined Ambassador Tom Vens at Lumley Beach in Freetown for the 2020 Sierra Leone…

Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Freetown, Sierra Leone (October 4, 2020)  Location:  Central Freetown and Makeni, Sierra Leone  Event: Former President Ernest Bai Koroma will be questioned by the Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday,…

On August 28, U.S. Ambassador Maria Brewer proudly joined representatives from the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation to acknowledge 30 graduates of the…

The U.S. Department of State updated the Travel Advisory for Sierra Leone due to COVID-19 on August 31, 2020.  See the  updated Travel Advisory  and…

The U.S. Department of State updated the Travel Advisory for Sierra Leone due to COVID-19 on August 6, 2020.  See the updated Travel Advisory and…