Memo warns State Department not 'airline of last resort' for ill Americans abroad
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels this week to India, a country only a few months removed from a terrifying COVID-19 surge of more than 400,000 reported daily cases.
"The Department continues to strongly recommend U.S. citizens reconsider travel abroad, and postpone their trips if possible," said Department of State spokesperson. "Our ability to provide consular and other services may be hindered by local health conditions." In late May, Ian Brownlee, the acting assistant secretary for consular affairs, sent a memo to Brian McKeon, the deputy secretary of state for management and resources, advising that the State Department had developed a process to address evacuations for critically ill Americans unable to secure "lifesaving care" in India, though advising that the government "should not generally undertake further large-scale COVID-19 evacuations" beyond that small group.
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