Kunming Town Hall Meeting, 11/17/2009

The U.S. Consulate Chengdu would like to invite all Americans to attend a town hall meeting at Kunming International Academy on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 from 4:00 - 5:30 PM.  The meeting will take place on the second floor auditorium of the Kunming International Academy.  Kunming International Academy is located southwest of downtown Kunming at:

Hu Pan Zhi Meng Xiaoqu
Guang Fu Lu
Kunming, Yunnan 650228
P.R. China
Phone: 0871-412-6887

In Chinese, the address of KIA is:
市广福路
湖畔之梦小区内
内昆明国际学校
昆明,650228
云南, 中国

More information KIA's location can be found on their website: http://www.kia-china.org/index.php?id=2.

At the town hall meeting, we plan to show a DVD of a 30 minute presentation given by the US Embassy Beijing Chief Medical Officer where he discussed preparations for H1N1 and the upcoming fall flu season.

In addition, an officer from the Consular Section will be giving brief presentations and will be available to answer questions on routine Consular services, the registration/warden system, voting overseas, and emergency services for American citizens.  Routine notarials and consular services will not be provided at the event. 

All Americans throughout Sichuan, Chongqing, Kunming, Guizhou, and Tibet are welcome to attend.  Please note that space is limited to 200 attendees on a first come, first serve basis. 

Best Regards,
Chengdu Consular Section

U.S. citizens are strongly encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the Department of State's travel registration website at http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/tips/registration/registration_1186.html.  By registering, U.S. citizens can receive the Embassy's security and safety updates during their trip.  Registration also ensures that U.S. citizens can be reached should an emergency arise either abroad or at home.  While consular officers will do their utmost to assist U.S. citizens in a crisis, travelers should always be aware that local authorities bear primary responsibility for the welfare of people living or traveling in their jurisdictions. 

U.S. Embassy Beijing:  Tian Ze Road intersection of An Jia Lou Road, Chaoyang District.  Telephone number during regular business hours and for after-hours emergencies: 86-10-8531-4000, Email: amcitbeijing@state.gov.  The embassy’s website is beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn. 

U.S. Consulate General Chengdu:  Number 4, Lingshiguan Road, Section 4, Renmin Nanlu, Chengdu 610041, tel. 86-28-8558-3992, Email: consularchengdu@state.gov.  For after-hours emergencies, please call 86-28-1370-800-1422. The consulate’s website is http://chengdu.usembassy-china.org.cn/.

U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou:  The Consular Section is located at 5th Floor, Tianyu Garden (II phase), 136-146 Lin He Zhong Lu, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510133, tel. (86-20) 8518-7605, Email: GuangzhouACS@state.gov.  Guangzhou adoptions Email: GuangzhouA@state.gov.  For after-hours emergencies, please call 86-20-8121-8000. The consulate’s website is http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/.

U.S. Consulate General Shanghai:  The Consular Section is located in the Westgate Mall, 8th Floor, 1038 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai 200041; tel. (86-21) 3217-4650, Email: Shanghaiacs@state.gov.  For after-hours emergencies, please call 86-21-6433-3936. The consulate’s website is http://shanghai.usembassy-china.org.cn/.

U.S. Consulate General Shenyang:  No. 52, 14th Wei Road, Heping District, Shenyang 110003; tel. (86-24) 2322-1198, Email: ShenyangACS@state.gov.  For after-hours emergencies, please call 86-24-137-0988-9307. The consulate’s website is http://shenyang.usembassy-china.org.cn/.