U.S. Embassy & Consulate
in Ecuador

Message for U.S. Citizens Adventure Travel December 5, 2022 Date:  December 5, 2022 Location:  Nationwide Event:  U.S. citizen tourists should exercise caution prior to engaging in…

WASHINGTON – From December 7th through 10th, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas will travel to Quito, Ecuador and Bogotá, Colombia to meet with…

Event: The U.S. Embassy in Quito and the U.S. Consulate General in Guayaquil are pleased to announce that representatives from the Regional Federal Benefits Unit…

The objective was to provide basic techniques to investigate crime scenes where an explosive device detonated.   Quito, November 18, 2022.  The Government of the United…

The U.S. Government funded the participation of 12 American artists from Manual Cinema, who will perform a version of Frankenstein. Loja, November 17, 2022. The…

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release MEDIA NOTE November 16, 2022 Joint Statement of the U.S.-Ecuador Bilateral Expanded Political Dialogue…

Under Secretary Victoria Nuland will lead an Expanded Bilateral Political Dialogue meeting with President Lasso and Foreign Minister Holguin and will sign the Open Skies…

Locations:  Guayaquil, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Esmeraldas, and Duran  Event:  Since the early-morning hours of November 1, transnational criminal groups and local gangs have attacked several…

Location: Guayaquil and Esmeraldas Event:  The Government of Ecuador declared November 1 a 30-day State of Emergency for Guayas and Esmeraldas provinces in response to…

Location:  Guayaquil and Esmeraldas Event:  Transnational criminal groups and local gangs carried out a series of violent crimes across Guayaquil and Esmeraldas during overnight hours of November…

The16 volunteers, of which eight are in the Youth and Family Development program and eight in the Health and Wellness program, will be in the…

Last updated: 10/21/2022 The CDC’s Order requiring proof of vaccination for non-U.S. citizen nonimmigrants to travel to the United States is still in effect. For…

A delegation of five senators, two Democrats and three Republicans, will meet with President Lasso, other members of the Ecuadorian government, and members of civil…

Release Date: October 12, 2022 Venezuelans who seek to enter the U.S. illegally will be returned to Mexico; New lawful pathway created for some Venezuelans…

The U.S. Embassy, through the U.S. Speaker program, connected the NASA experts with the Ambato branch of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador for their participation…

General Brown met with Defense Minister Luis Lara, Chief of the Joint Command, Div. Gen. Nelson Proaño of the Armed Forces and with the General…

The Community Solutions Program (CSP) is a year-long professional leadership development program for people who are working to improve their communities by addressing issues related…

From October 5 to November 8, 2022, Ecuadorians can apply to the Diversity Visa Program, that makes available up to 55,000 diversity visas between all…