U.S. Embassy in Jamaica

On May 10, 2018, U.S. Chargé d’ Affaires Eric Khant and Jamaica’s Minister of Transport and Mining Robert Montague signed an agreement to amend the…

U.S. Department of State Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (Acting PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Ken Merten traveled to the Bahamas this week to represent…

Some of the top editors and media practitioners from the Caribbean and the United States are in Kingston, Jamaica for the largest training program on…

The U.S. Embassy has partnered with the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Port Royal Marine Lab (PRML) on a one-year sustainable fisheries education project. …

We are a nation founded on the belief that every person is endowed with inalienable rights. Promoting and defending these rights is central to who…

U.S. Embassy Kingston celebrated Women’s’ History Month 2018 through two unique activities which served to promote women and girls’ empowerment! Under the International Women’s Day…

The U.S. Embassy invites suitably qualified persons to compete for participation in the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program.  This distinguished program brings accomplished mid-level professionals…

On March 21, U.S. Embassy Kingston launched its Instagram Account under the name USEmbassyJA.   The event, held at the Embassy’s Old Hope Road office was…

Location:  Portions of St. Catherine Parish, Jamaica Event:  The U.S. Embassy in Kingston advises U.S. citizens that, effective March18, the Government of Jamaica has declared…

U.S Embassy Kingston heartily congratulates Jamaica’s participants who are among this year’s sleight of awardees in the International Visitors’ Leadership Program (IVLP). The IVLP emphasizes…

U.S. Embassy, Kingston is seeking proposals for its Women’s History Month 2018 Grants Program. Three grants of up to US$20,000.00 will be awarded to promote…

Calling all Jamaican entrepreneurs! Applications for the 2018 YLAI Professional Fellowship Program now open! The Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative empowers entrepreneurs to strengthen…

February 7, 2018, Kingston, Jamaica Secretary’s Remarks: Joint Press Availability With Secretary Tillerson and Prime Minister Andrew Holness in Kingston, Jamaica MODERATOR: (In progress) as…

Are you a U.S. citizen currently residing aboard or serving overseas in the military? If so, you may be eligible to vote via absentee ballot. …

Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC January 26, 2018 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Austin, Texas, and then to…

“I had to sleep in people’s yards and clean their homes and wash their clothes in order to survive.” January 2018—“When I talk about my…

In an effort to build awareness and ultimately contribute to the eradication of human trafficking in Jamaica, the U.S. Embassy, in collaboration with the National…

Kingston, Tuesday January 16th – U.S. Embassy’s Chargé d’ Affaires Eric Khant hosted an interfaith dialogue for approximately 10 prominent Jamaican religious leaders at the Chief…