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Embassies had let nonessential staff in locations like Israel and Lebanon leave but had generally told their citizens to register and shelter in place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Embassies in Khartoum have almost all been evacuated, in which case procedures often require those passports be destroyed so they don’t fall into wrong hands.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2023

State Department celebrate the 60th anniversary of its Art in Embassies program, highlighting the role the arts can play in diplomacy.

From Washington Times • May 26, 2023

The Russian Embassies in Washington and London did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

From Reuters • Feb. 9, 2023

The Embassies of England and Russia and the Legation of Belgium will go also.

From The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone by Wood, Eric Fisher