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Home -Ndjamena Chad - Embassy of the United States Embassy NewsU.S. Citizen ServicesVisas to the U.S.U.S. Policy & IssuesResourcesFrançais Embassy Highlights Warden Messages: April 1, 2008 One April 1, 2008, the Prime Minister summoned the diplomatic corps to issue a statement demanding that the Sudanese stop its aggression into Chad. The government of Chad was particularly concerned about reports of an attack in Ade, 68 kilometers from the Chad/Sudan border. All Americans in Chad should be prepared to implement their personal evacuation plans on short notice and are reminded that the U.S. Embassy can not guarantee the same options and level of evacuation assistance that existed in February should the situation again deteriorate. Separately, the Department issued its revised Country Specific Information for Chad to update sections on Country Description, and Medical (more) State of Emergency Lifted March 17, 2008 On March 16, 2008, the Government of Chad lifted the state of emergency and night curfew. Despite the lifting of the state of emergency Americans are advised to avoid (more). Security Status update March 13, 2008 The Government of Chad announced this morning that armed rebels have again crossed the border into eastern Chad.(more). Louis J. Nigro, New US Ambassador to the Republic of Chad Ambassador Louis Nigro Louis J. Nigro, Jr. is a member of the Senior Foreign Service of the United States. He entered the Foreign Service in 1980. He arrived in N’Djamena to assume his duties as Ambassador on December 10. Since entering the Foreign Service in 1980, Ambassador Nigro has served at U.S. diplomatic missions in Chad, Guinea, Haiti, Cuba, the Holy See, and the Bahamas. In Washington, he has held positions in the Department of State s Operations Center, Policy Planning Council, Office of Central African Affairs, Office of Western European Affairs, and Office of Canadian Affairs.(more) Latest Headlines From the Em...