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ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Customs
Know Before You Go, Customs Hints for Returning U.S.
Residents contains information on key U.S. Customs
regulations and procedures, including duty rates. Single
copies are free from any local Customs office or write: U.S.
Customs Service, P.O. Box 7407, Washington D.C. 20044.
Agricultural Products
Travelers Tips on Bringing Food, Plant, and Animal Products
Into the United States lists entry requirements for items
from most parts of the world. Fresh fruit and vegetables,
meat, potted plants, pet birds, and other items are
prohibited or restricted from entry into the United States.
The publication is available from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 613 Federal Bldg., 6505 Belcrest Road,
Hyattsville, MD 20782.
Wildlife and Wildlife Products
BUYER BEWARE! provides general guidelines governing
restrictions on imports of wildlife and wildlife products
into the United States. For a free copy, write to the
Publications Unit, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department
of the Interior, Washington D.C. 20240. Additional
information on importing wildlife and wildlife products can
be obtained through TRAFFIC USA, World Wildlife Fund, 1250
24th Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20037.
Glazed Ceramic Purchases
The article An Unwanted Souvenir, Lead in Ceramic Ware,
explains the danger of lead poisoning from some glazed
ceramic ware sold abroad. For a free copy, write: U.S. Food
and Drug Administration, HFI-40, Rockville MD. 20857.
U.S. Embassy Addresses
Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts gives the names of
key officers and the addresses for all U.S. embassies,
consulates, and missions abroad. This publication is updated
three times a year. The single copy price is $1.75. To obtain
a copy, write to: Superintendent of Documents, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 20402. You may
also order by phone: 202-783-3238.
Older Americans
Travel Tips for Older Americans provides information on
passports, visas, health, currency, and suggestions for older
Americans planning a trip abroad. Copies are available for
$1.00 from the U.S. Government Printing Office (address
above).
Safe Travel
A Safe Trip Abroad contains helpful precautions to minimize
the chance of becoming a victim of terrorism and also
provides other safety tips. To obtain a copy write to the
U.S. Government Printing Office (address above).
Foreign Country Information
Background Notes are brief, factual pamphlets, one for each
country of the world and some for selected international
organizations. The approximately 170 Notes contain
information on each country's people, culture, geography,
history, government, economy, and political conditions.
Background Notes also include a reading list, travel notes,
and maps. Single copies are available for $1.00 from the U.S.
Government Printing Office (address above).
Tips for Travelers
Tips for Travelers pamphlets provide advice prepared by the
Bureau of Consular Affairs on travel to specific areas of the
world. Depending on the region discussed, a Tips pamphlet
will cover such topics as currency and customs regulations,
entry requirements, dual nationality, import and export
controls, vaccination requirements, restrictions on use of
photography, and warnings on the use of drugs. Single copies
of the following Tips pamphlets are for sale for $1.00 each
from the U.S. government Printing Office (address above).
. Tips for Travelers to:
Caribbean
Central and South America
Eastern Europe
Mexico
Middle East and North Africa
Peoples Republic of China
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
USSR.
Brochures on Consular Services for Americans Abroad
Single copies of the following brochures can be obtained
free by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) to:
CA\PA, Room 5807, Department of State, Washington D.C.
20520-4818.
Crisis Abroad-What the State Department Does - summarizes the
work of the State Department during a crisis. For example,
for concerned relatives and friends in the U.S., the
Department attempts to obtain information from local
authorities abroad about Americans located in a disaster
area.
The Citizens Emergency Center - gives information about the
assistance the center provides to American citizens in four
major categories: deaths, arrests, welfare/whereabouts
inquiries, and financial/medical emergencies.
U.S. Consuls Help Americans Abroad - explains the emergency
and nonemergency services that consular offices abroad
provide to U.S. citizens.
Other Information Sheets on Consular Matters
The Department of State has information on other subjects
of interest to traveling Americans. Single copies of the
following information sheets are free. Please send a SASE to:
CA/OCS/CCS, Room 4817, Department of State, Washington D.C.
20520-4818. Ask for any of the following:
. Dual Nationality (U.S./other)
. Loss of U.S. Citizenship
. Marriage Abroad
. Foreign Military Service
. Claims to Inheritance Abroad
. Estates Abroad
. Tourist and Trade Complaints
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