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The Mumbai Country Council convened on August 17 to discuss information security challenges and risks associated with social media platforms. Thank you to OSAC Constituent JW Marriott for hosting the Q3 meeting.

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Pedestrian Security in Luanda
The U.S. Department of State has assessed Luanda as being a critical-threat location for crime directed at or affecting official U.S. government…

Nicaragua's New Normal
On September 12, the U.S. Department of State lifted the ordered departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members from U.S.…

Security Snapshot: Opening of the Ethiopia-Eritrea Border
On September 11, Ethiopia and Eritrea opened two key border crossings for the first time since conflict at their shared border caused them to close…

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Demonstration Alert: Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Route National 2 in the Dufort area
Protest on Route National 2 between Leogane and Grand Goave in the Dufort area.

Demonstration Alert: Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Protests on September 20
Reports of planned protests for today at 10:00am.

Demonstration Alert: Abuja (Nigeria), Protests Near U.S. Embassy on September 20
The U.S. Embassy in Abuja advises U.S. citizens that demonstrations are expected to take place this morning near the Embassy grounds and may affect…

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FBI-DHS Hazardous Materials Advisory
The primary mission of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)…
Chemical Infragard
InfraGard represents one of the original efforts by the FBI to…

Upcoming Events as of 9/20/2018

Country Council Meeting: Tegucigalpa, Honduras (September 20)
All OSAC Constituents are invited to attend the next OSAC…
Country Council Meeting: Florence, Italy (September 20)
The next General Meeting of the OSAC Florence Country Council…
Registration Open: OSAC ASIS 2018 GSX Welcome Reception…
All OSAC constituents are invited to register for the upcoming…

Christian J. Schurman
Chairman, Overseas Security Advisory Council
Director, Diplomatic Security Service
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security
Bureau of Diplomatic Security
U.S. Department of State

Sandy Cowie
Co-Chairman, Overseas Security Advisory Council
Director – Global Security and Business Continuity
Principal Financial Group

Thomas G. Scanlon
Executive Director, Overseas Security Advisory Council
Bureau of Diplomatic Security
U.S. Department of State

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