In my 16 years of business travel, I have only registered my travel information with a U.S. Embassy once. However, that one experience was not perfect. It just so happens that towards the end of my three-week trip, a bomb went off just down the street from my hotel and actually killed two and injured dozens. I was not informed about the incident from my Embassy, which is something I would have expected. Perhaps my expectations are too high, but my colleagues are the ones who told me about the incident, otherwise, I would have never known.
I have always felt a sense of security that my colleagues in the country I was visiting would help me in a time of true crisis. However, when venturing out for personal reasons, it is true that we are in fact on our own. In this article, we will explore general services that the Embassy’s typically can provide when you are away from home.
