Public Announcements
Warden Message
June 7, 2007
On Thursday afternoon, June 7, an anonymous caller telephoned the U.S. Embassy in Lisbon and indicated that a bomb would explode at the Marriott Hotel in Lisbon sometime on Thursday, June 7 or Friday, June 8. At approximately the same hour, a similar anonymous call was placed to the Marriott Hotel, relaying the same threat. The Portuguese police have been notified and are investigating. The Embassy has no further information regarding this situation at this time.
For the latest security information, Americans should regularly monitor the Department's web site at http://travel.state.gov where the current Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, Travel Warnings and Public Announcements can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada, or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
The U.S. Embassy is located on Avenida das Forças Armadas, in the neighborhood of Sete Rios. Telephone: (351) (21) 727-3300; fax: (351) (21) 726-9109; Internet home page: http://lisbon.usembassy.gov. The Embassy is located near the Jardim Zoológico (Sete Rios train stop). The emergency after hours telephone number is (351) (21) 770-2222.
The U.S. Consulate in the Azores is located in the City of Ponta Delgada on the Island of San Miguel. The address is Av. Principe do Monaco, 6-20, tel: (351) (296) 282-216, fax: (351) (296) 287-216.
There is a part-time U.S. Consular Agency in Funchal, on the Island of Madeira, on Rua Alfandega, no 10-2, Room A-B, phone 351-291-235-636, fax 351-291-229-360.
