Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Fwd: American Embassy in Prague Newsletter August-September 2009
Dear Members,
FYI
AARO Prague Board
-----Original Message-----
From: Prague, ACSPRG <AcsPrg@state.gov>
Sent: Tue, Sep 15, 2009 2:47 pm
Subject: American Embassy in Prague Newsletter August-September 2009
August-September 2009
Dear American Citizens:
Message from the New Consul General. My three-year tour in the Czech Republic
began this August, and I am excited to be out in the field once again after
spending several years in Washington. I am already using every opportunity to
get to know this beautiful country, and I look forward to crossing paths with
many of you both inside and outside the Embassy. American embassies around the
world exist first and foremost to assist American citizens traveling and
residing abroad, and I hope that during my tenure you will feel that this is
your Embassy. I have already been impressed by the professionalism of the
Embassy's local staff and I know they, and our American officers, will continue
to make your experiences at the Embassy pleasant ones. Best wishes for an
enjoyable last few weeks of warm weather!
American Citizen Services Days in Brno and Plzen. We are taking our services on
the road to better serve you! During the fall, the Consular Section will hold
one American Citizen Services (ACS) day per month, alternating locations between
Brno and Plzen. During ACS days, the Embassy team will provide services
normally available at the Embassy, such as passport renewals, notarial services,
and reports of birth abroad. If there is sufficient demand for these services,
we will be able to make ACS days outside the Embassy a permanent fixture of our
consular operations. ACS days are tentatively scheduled for the last Tuesday of
each month during mornings hours, subject to U.S. and local holidays. Please
mark your calendars for the mornings of September 29th in Brno and October 27th
in Plzen if you require consular services such as passport renewals, notarials,
and reports of birth abroad. If you plan to request citizen services in Brno or
Plzen, please help us better gauge demand by emailing the American Citizen
Services unit <mailto:ACSPRG@state.gov> . The details for our American Citizen
Services days are as follows:
ACS Day in Brno: September 29th from 10:30 AM-1:00 PM at the International
School of Brno located at Cejkovická 10, Brno-Vinohrady 628 00.
ACS Day in Plzen: October 27th from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM at the American Center
located at Dominikánská 9, Plzeň 301 12.
Visit of Regional Federal Benefits Unit. Experts from our Regional Federal
Benefits Unit (RFBU) will be available to discuss individual cases and answer
questions on Social Security and other federal benefits at the American Embassy
in Prague October 14-16 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Please email the American
Citizen Services unit <mailto:ACSPRG@state.gov> with any questions about the
visit or to schedule an appointment (walk-ins are permitted but those with
appointments will be seen first). You may also e-mail specific questions that
we will pass to our RFBU colleagues in advance so they will be better prepared
to respond to your needs.
Social Security Totalization Q&A Session. There will be a town hall-style
meeting on the U.S.-Czech Social Security Totalization Agreement on October 14
at 3:30 pm in the American Center, located at Tržiště 13 in Prague 1, just down
the road from the Embassy. Please spread the word, and come with your questions
about Social Security and the Totalization Agreement. Please visit our website
for more information about the Totalization Agreement <http://prague.usembassy.gov/acs_federal.html>
.
Updated Contact Information. We are continuing to update our Newsletter mailing
list. Please help us by filling out the form below and returning it to us. If
you have recently registered with the Embassy (including during the June Open
House), it is not necessary to reregister using the form below unless you wish
to provide us with any additional information. If you are not sure, please
complete the form. Required fields are marked with an asterisk. Please email
your completed form to us at ACSPRG@state.gov.
NAME*: ___________________________________________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS*:__________________________________________________________
PHONE NUMBER:___________________________________________________________
ADDRESS (IN CZECH REPUBLIC)*: ____________________________________________
REGION/KRAJ:_____________________________________________________________
DURATION OF STAY IN CZECH REPUBLIC:_____________________________________
DATE OF BIRTH*:___________________________________________________________
U.S. PASSPORT NUMBER*: ___________________________________________________
EMERGENCY CONTACT:____________________________________________________
EMERGENCY CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:____________________________________
Na shledanou!
David Beam
Consul General
Embassy of the United States
# posted by Association of Americans Resident Overseas - CZ @ 9/15/2009 
