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Comment on Live in the Hamburg Area and Need American Citizen Services? by For the People

For the People — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:00:13 +0000

Thanks for your question. Of course we will accept applications for a replacement passport if one has been lost, stolen or damaged. Check out the following link for info on how to get your new passport: http://germany.usembassy.gov/acs/lost-stolen-passports/

Comment on How do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Germany? by Dusty White

Dusty White — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:14:19 +0000

Wow, the figures of all the dishes for Thanksgiving are quite staggering. Look forward to more info like this. Happy Holidays wherever you are!

Comment on Live in the Hamburg Area and Need American Citizen Services? by Tyler

Tyler — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:47:07 +0000

Hello,

Will you accept applications for a replacement passport if one has been recently lost or stolen?

Thanks

Comment on Kinderreisepässe & Travel to the U.S. by Araceli Weuve

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Comment on Kultur und Erlebnis in Deutschland (Culture and Events in Germany) by Chong Walser

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Comment on Road Safety Overseas by Rosana

Rosana — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:07:44 +0000

Well, it would be great if we Americans were allowed to drive here in Germany without paying hundred of Euros??? I am from California and have to pay 300 Euros to be able to drive here.

How come Germans legally staying in the USA can get a Driver License if they pay the application fee? In California only 31$

http://www.justlanded.com/english/USA/USA-Guide/Travel-Leisure/Driving-Licence

ALL Canadian provinces and territories have full license reciprocity with Germany, how come we do not not have the same benefit?

Comment on All About Notarial services by For the People

For the People — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:09:27 +0000

Congrats on your upcoming marriage! We have a list of translators on our website. Please note, we assume no responsibility for the professional ability or integrity of the person whose names appear on the list. Good luck!

Comment on All About Notarial services by Whitney

Whitney — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:58:05 +0000

This is very helpful to know. I am going through the process of getting married in Germany, and along with having an Affidavit (certification of single status), I need to have my birth certifcate translated into German. Any good recomendations on where I could have this done…in Duesseldorf?

Comment on Teaching Kids about Advertisements by For the People

For the People — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:02:24 +0000

We’re glad you find this resource useful. Please share the link far and wide!

Comment on All About Notarial services by For the People

For the People — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:45:09 +0000

Thank you for the positive feedback. Let us know if there are any particular topics you’d like us to address.

Comment on Teaching Kids about Advertisements by children's programs

children's programs — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 06:00:08 +0000

I would like to thank you for the concern of the safety of our children on the internet

Comment on All About Notarial services by Nick

Nick — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:55:03 +0000

As an injury attorney in Portland Oregon,I appreciate blogs such as this for simple but useful content.

Comment on American Citizen Services offered in Stuttgart on April 29th by For the People

For the People — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:51:16 +0000

We’re looking forward to the outreach and the chance to spend some time in Stuttgart!

Comment on American Citizen Services offered in Stuttgart on April 29th by 3D Scannen

3D Scannen — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:52:15 +0000

Thank you for this information! Stuttgart is a great city!

Comment on Teaching Kids about Advertisements by For the People

For the People — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:02:44 +0000

We agree! Games with educational content are great learning tools! Please share the link with any youngsters you may know.

Comment on Teaching Kids about Advertisements by Jeremy

Jeremy — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:30:54 +0000

That’s a pretty cool idea to teach kids about advertising with games. Kids love games and they should actually learn from it.

Comment on Disposing of Old Computers by For the People

For the People — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:05:24 +0000

Thanks for the comment Rick! You’re right — wiping or destroying the hard drive is an important step in protecting your personal information from misuse and abuse.

Comment on Disposing of Old Computers by For the People

For the People — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:03:09 +0000

We love to hear about efforts which not only protect information/identity, but also reduce waste at the same time! Way to go Portland!

Comment on Disposing of Old Computers by Nick

Nick — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:24:47 +0000

Hey, thank you very much for this post. We live in Portland, Oregon and we have a real problem with computer waste here. Fortunately there is a program in effect here for recycling computers. There are a bunch of smaller computer repair companies here that work as drop-off locations for used computer parts and they help people to “wipe” their info off of hard drives, then send the computers to computer recycling centers that try to refurbish whatever they can. Anyway, thanks again for your post.

Comment on Disposing of Old Computers by Rick

Rick — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:34:22 +0000

Thank's for the great info and tip on disposing old computers.With all the business of identity thieft i agree you should be sure to wipe the hard drive clean especially if you have important data stored.

Comment on American Citizen Services offered in Düsseldorf on March 1st by For the People

For the People — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:26:14 +0000

Hi Gabriele! We have not yet scheduled the next Düsseldorf outreach day, but as soon as we determine a date, we’ll be sure and post it to the blog! In the meantime, you are welcome to come to the Consulate in Frankfurt for any American Citizen Services. Please visit our website to make an appointment.

Comment on American Citizen Services offered in Düsseldorf on March 1st by Gabriele Fuhrmann

Gabriele Fuhrmann — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:31:43 +0000

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get an appointment on March 1st. Is there any date for the next ACS day in Düsseldorf?
Thanks

Comment on American Citizen Services offered in Düsseldorf on March 1st by For the People

For the People — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:05:41 +0000

Due to the high demand of appointments, the Outreach day in Düsseldorf is fully booked. The American Consulate thanks all our clients for reaching out to us and we are looking forward to see you in Düsseldorf on March 1, 2011.

Comment on American Citizen Services offered in Hamburg on February 28th by For the People

For the People — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:10:37 +0000

Due to the unprecedented demand for services in the Hamburg Consulate on February 28, there are unfortunately no more appointments available.

Please check back on our website in the upcoming months for information on the next Hamburg ACS day.

Comment on The Lowdown on U.S. Passport Cards by For the People

For the People — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:17:57 +0000

Great idea, Michael! We see a lot of people whose passports are either worn down or lost because they carry them around everywhere, so agree that this can be a really helpful little card!

Comment on Situation in Egypt by For the People

For the People — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:16:10 +0000

Thank you for the comment, Cynthia. To read more about the official U.S. government position on Egypt, please see the State Department Blog, Dipnote: http://blogs.state.gov/.

Comment on The Lowdown on U.S. Passport Cards by Michael Buechel

Michael Buechel — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:40:50 +0000

Super,
I just figured out about the passport card and will tell my wife about it.
She lives in Germany since a number of years, and we always lock up her passport at home in a safe, because carrying it all the time around in a purse is a nuisance. If it ever gets stolen – there would be a lot of trouble.
So beeing able to get now a small Passport Card that fits like a creditcard into the wallet is a great idea to always have some official identity card along – and still keep the passport safe at home.
Michael.

Comment on American Citizen Services offered in Hamburg on November 15 by For the People

For the People — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:44:39 +0000

Hello Hector,
We have just released the next Hamburg Citizen Services Day information. On February 28th we will be offering our services in Hamburg. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please visit the Hamburg ACS Day page here: http://germany.usembassy.gov/acs/hamburgacs/.

We hope to see you there!

Comment on Situation in Egypt by Cynthia Beatt

Cynthia Beatt — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:16:34 +0000

If anyone wants to know about the situation in Egypt, watch http://www.democracynow.org
They have the best reporting and clearly demonstrate with their live reports from Cairo the unbelieveable courage of the peaceful demonstrators in Tahrir Square.
Americans must support the Egyptian people NOW. Murbarak must go NOW. His choice of men to run the government is a farce. democracy will not come to Egypt with those people.
America has supported a dictatorship for three decades. Now it is time to turn a leaf.

Comment on Important Notice about Birth Registrations by For the People

For the People — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:03:04 +0000

Hi Catherine,

Thanks for letting us know that the fee for a replacement Consular Report of Birth Abroad is now $50; we’re sorry that we hadn’t updated that information yet. We’re glad that you were able to get a new copy!

Comment on Important Notice about Birth Registrations by catherine

catherine — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:58:24 +0000

The fee for the report of birth abroad (FS-240) is now $50.00

Comment on U.S. Citizenship – Rights and Responsibilities by For the People

For the People — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:16:38 +0000

Hi Jutta,
Even if you don’t earn much money, the IRS still requires that you file U.S. taxes (although it’s highly unlikely you’ll owe any taxes). You’ll need to file 6 years of back tax returns. If you owe any taxes, then you’ll need to file 10 years of back tax returns. We have an IRS office at the U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt, and you can call them to get additional information. You can find their contact information and a list of tax advisors here in Germany on our website here: http://germany.usembassy.gov/acs/irs/. Thank you for your comment!

Comment on Important Notice about Birth Registrations by For the People

For the People — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:13:21 +0000

Hi Catherine,
To replace the German birth certificate, you’ll need to contact the German authorities that issued it in Garmisch. You can check out this page on our website to find out how to replace the Report of Birth Abroad: http://germany.usembassy.gov/acs/reportofbirthabroad-replacement/. You basically need to send some information and a US$30 fee to the State Department in Washington. Please let us know if we can help you with anything else.

Comment on Important Notice about Birth Registrations by catherine

catherine — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:07:54 +0000

My daughter was born in germany in 1973 her dad was in the u.s. army at oberammergau and she was born in garmisch in the german hospital we have misplaced her bith ci. and her paper of birth abroad. How are we going to get them replaced.
Thank you
Catherine

Comment on U.S. Citizenship – Rights and Responsibilities by jutta

jutta — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 20:47:36 +0000

I have been living here about 25 years,, filed taxes back in the states
while living here.. they said I don´t have to .. so my dad stopped
I had a little stock..
Living here I haven´t filed a state tax but german ones
since I devoriced , i have filled out a german tax form… I don´t earn alot..
do I still have to fill the tax form out..?? Who could help me on this,???

Comment on U.S. Citizenship – Rights and Responsibilities by For the People

For the People — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:42:50 +0000

Hi Jim,

Thanks for your question, which is a common one for U.S. citizens living in Germany. Our IRS colleagues say that you need to file 6 years of back tax returns. If you owe any taxes, you will need to file 10 years of back tax returns. If you are a military ID holder (active or retired military), you can visit the tax assistance office at your closest military base for help with this. Otherwise, you can call the IRS office at U.S. Consulate Frankfurt for further assistance. You can find contact information for this office and links to the correct forms on our website here: http://germany.usembassy.gov/acs/irs/. Good luck!

Comment on U.S. Citizenship – Rights and Responsibilities by Jim

Jim — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:46:24 +0000

Hi, I have to admit that I have not filed an income tax report since getting out of the military in 1991. Where can I get the necessary forms, and more information on filing the report?

Comment on American Citizen Services offered in Hamburg on November 15 by For the People

For the People — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:16:19 +0000

Hi Hector,
There are 3 ways to stay up-to-date about these kinds of events: First, we always advertise the ACS days in Hamburg on Consulate Hamburg’s website: http://hamburg.usconsulate.gov. We will also post an article here on the blog, so if you subscribe to our updates, you’ll receive a notification about it. Finally, you can sign up for our Smart Traveler Enrollment Program to receive regular updates on issues that matter to U.S. citizens abroad here: https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui/. We hope to see you next time!

Comment on American Citizen Services offered in Hamburg on November 15 by Hector

Hector — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:18:58 +0000

I think it is a great idea to have this every once in a whil but I always seem to miss them.
Is there another American Citizen Services day planned in Hamburg in the near future ?

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by For the People

For the People — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:51:07 +0000

Thanks for the positive feedback!

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Lucid Dreaming

Lucid Dreaming — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:46:18 +0000

Hello! I appreciate you for the truly great article. Stay the best!

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Vice Consul

Vice Consul — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 07:25:40 +0000

Welcome to For the People, Ariane! We’ll make sure that David sees your comment, and we hope to hear from you often!

Comment on How do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Germany? by Vice Consul

Vice Consul — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 07:20:25 +0000

Hi Waldo! We hope that you did have a very special holiday!

Comment on How do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Germany? by Brown Belt

Brown Belt — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:21:05 +0000

I really appreciate your writing style. truly a wonderful post! Thanks!

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Ariane

Ariane — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:28:33 +0000

I appreciate a service that David Stewart stands behind! thank you David!

Comment on How do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Germany? by Waldo

Waldo — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:41:16 +0000

It’s always a little bit sad being away from the states on those special holidays. We are on our fifth year in Germany so we just take the day off and make it special somehow.

Comment on How do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Germany? by For the People

For the People — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:30:23 +0000

Hi James! Sounds like a great way to commemorate the day. There’s nothing like keeping in touch with friends and family (and clearing out your inbox too!).

Comment on How do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Germany? by For the People

For the People — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:30:15 +0000

We hope you both enjoyed your first Thanksgiving in Germany. Your dinner sounds just delicious!

Comment on How do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Germany? by Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:52:47 +0000

This is our first Thanksgiving in Germany.On Thanksgiving we have go to school but when we get back we spend as much time as possible with my family. We’ll be eating turkey with stuffing and sweet potatoes for dinner and watching Macy’s Thanksgiving parade. Have a great holiday everyone!
Ally & Caroline

Comment on How do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Germany? by James

James — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:44:47 +0000

Since my family lives across the big pond I don’t really celebrate Thanksgiving, but it does give me the time to sleep in, go shopping and write all the emails that have been waiting on me to write.

Thanksgiving is for me a time to stay in contact with friends.

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by MVB

MVB — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:45:58 +0000

Hi Bdrouven,
As ex-military, when military personnel are deployed, their Units are given an address for their location through an APO AE address. Here is an example of an APO AE Address:

SGT. John Doe
123rd Imaginary Battalion
APO AE 09534

You may have to get the assigned address from your nephew before you are able to send him mail, or maybe your nephews parents already have the address which would make things even easier for you.
Once you have the address just send your package via normal German mail to your nephew. Normally when sending mail to an APO address, the German post office will forward it to a military base where it gets sent to the addressee; I don’t want to make assumptions but the APO address of your Nephew in Afghanistan may be the base address the German post is asking from you. Doing it this way has worked for both me and my wife.

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Vice-Consul

Vice-Consul — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:40:49 +0000

I suggest you contact the American Legion, Department of France (which also covers Germany) to see if they can provide you with a definitive answer. The American Legion is an organization tasked with supporting active duty military, family members, retirees and veterans and I’m sure they would want to see a service member receive his/her treats. This link contains the email addresses of various American Legion Posts near you. Good luck!

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Bdrouven

Bdrouven — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:16:35 +0000

I didn’t want to stump anyone! I just want to send some treats to my nephew and his comrads and some bonbons for them to share with the local kids. So far I have contacted the Deutsche Post several times by mail and service hotline. At first they insisted that the packages be sent by international DHL. After I insisted that there is a possibility to mail them by national service to a military base in Germany to have them forwarded, they confirmed that this possibility exists but insist that I provide an address for such base. So far I have not been able to find any addresses for the Army Post Offices in Germany. I even wrote a mail to the Military Postal Service Agency, but received no reply. I am also not sure how to address the package. Do I write my Nephew’s address and c/o the Army Post Office in Germany? Can your military expert help me find this information? Thanks in advance for your help!

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Vice-Consul

Vice-Consul — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:05:28 +0000

You almost stumped us on this one! Luckily, one of our military experts here knows what to do. You should be able to mail packages addressed to an APO address at any Deutsche Post office. They are sent like normal mail in Germany, and they should charge you normal domestic postage. They will then send the package to a nearby military base, where it will be sorted and sent on to Afghanistan. You can contact the Deutsche Post for more information at 01802-33-33 or their website: http://www.deutschepost.de/dpag?lang=de_EN.

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Bdrouven

Bdrouven — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:05:19 +0000

am an American citizen living in Hamburg,Germany. I would like to send a package to my nephew’s APO Address in Afghanistan. To what address in Germany should I mail the package such that it will be forwarded on through the APO system? I was told at the German postal office that there is an address in Frankfurt to which I can send the package. What details must I considering when labeling the package? I would greatly appreciate any information which would be helpful in assuring that the package arrives quickly.

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Vice-Consul

Vice-Consul — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:02:52 +0000

Thank you for your comment, Heather. We’re very sorry that you’ve had some difficulties with this issue. Unfortunately, we are unable to affect German labor and education laws. The German Embassy in the U.S. has a website with a lot of useful information on these subjects, which you can find here: http://www.germany.info. If you would like to speak with someone in the American Citizen Services section of our Embassy in Berlin or the Consulate nearest you, we would be happy to discuss this issue with you and see if we can point you to some helpful resources.

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Vice-Consul

Vice-Consul — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:04:07 +0000

Hi Elizabeth! Welcome to For the People, and thank you for the suggestion – we’ll keep it in mind as we add additional features. For now, you can find a list of English-speaking doctors, lawyers, tax advisors, and translators on our website here: http://germany.usembassy.gov/acs/lists/. We’re looking up a good set of instructions about subscribing to RSS articles: look for it to be posted here soon.

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:08:00 +0000

Dear Minister-Counselor Stewart,

Thank you for offering this service.

Acknowledging that you would likely need disclaimers stating that the U.S. Government in no way endorses any of the comments or establishments listed, would it be possible to have discussion threads respecting doctors, dentists, schools, etc.? It is a theme we return to constantly in our household. In the past, your website has supported lists, but I think it would be beneficial to be able to read through the American ex-pat community’s comments and reviews.

Thanks!

Elizabeth

P.S.
I’m not sure I successfully subscribed to “We the People”. I clicked on the link and was directed to a page with articles but no place for me to input my data. Apologies if I just overlooked it.

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Vice-Consul

Vice-Consul — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:28:57 +0000

Just a quick update – our RSS feed is now working, so you should be able to subscribe to article updates

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Vice-Consul

Vice-Consul — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:26:07 +0000

We’re looking forward to hearing more from you! Thanks for the suggestion about Facebook – we wanted to see how much interest our blog generated before going any farther. Our RSS subscribe feature is now working, so you can subscribe to receive notifications anytime we post a new article.

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Vice-Consul

Vice-Consul — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:16:47 +0000

Welcome, Mary! We look forward to hearing more from you!

Comment on If Your Debit or Credit Card is Lost or Stolen!! by Thanks for the reminder

Thanks for the reminder — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:08:43 +0000

Great reminder not to wait “even a minute” to report stolen credit/EC cards (especially useful that you listed the phone numbers, too). Just watched a report last night on German TV about a woman whose purse was stolen out of her car as she loaded groceries into the trunk. She reported the loss as soon as she got home but even that was too late.

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by CC

CC — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:30:00 +0000

As I really am located quite south where relatively little/no Americans are I am really looking forward to maintaining some connections with our embassy. As the previous reader also indicated, it would be quite nice to have an attachment to Facebook so that we could easily see what is new or updated rapidly. Thanks!

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Heatherceana

Heatherceana — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:26:42 +0000

It is a nice step in the right direction. You might start by explaining that, if you got your high school degree early in the USA, it will under NO circumstances be considered an Abitur here – even if you have successfully completed all of the required courses. This is because the Germans cannot imagine how it is possible to complete an Abitur in less than 12 years – according to the Trier ADD – so they automatically consider your 11 1/2 years (as in my case) as a Realschulabschluss. Anything to cheat foreigners out of that which they have actually earned, because it cannot be worth anything if it was not done here in Germany.

Also, the Consul will not attempt to aid you in any way with such issues. This means you can study for 8 years at university in the USA and still receive only a Fachabitur here. You have no recourse, because no one listens and no one cares.

You are entitled to nothing and no services, because you are not Turkish and you are not a member of the EU. You are a minority foreigner.

Heather Ceana K. Schmidt

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Vice-Consul

Vice-Consul — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:43:29 +0000

Thanks for the positive feedback! While we don’t currently have a Facebook account just for U.S. Citizen Services, we may be implementing something similar in the future, so stay tuned. Our Embassy in Berlin and each of the Consulates do, however, have Facebook and Twitter accounts; you can find links to these pages on our main blog page. It’s a great way to stay informed about what we’re doing (I’ve friended them myself). We hope that you will bookmark our blog and check back regularly for our many updates!

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by J.P. Kaulmann

J.P. Kaulmann — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:17:19 +0000

This is a really nice thought and a step in the right direction… Just one question: do you by chance have a page setup on Facebook as well? I like the concept of your blog but I don’t want to be annoyed with tonnes of emails (via the email subscription) everytime someone comments. I’d rather check out something on FB while I’m there anyway. I don’t currently check this site on a steady/regular basis and probably won’t in the future… Just a thought of an alternative way to reach a lot more people. I of course understand if you want to manage the data and be able to manipulate it easier to watch general trends of issues relating to Americans abroad via your database… Either way, just a thought. Good luck with your new endeavor!

Comment on If Your Debit or Credit Card is Lost or Stolen!! by Vice-Consul

Vice-Consul — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:09:42 +0000

We’re sorry that happened to you. Feel free to pass the article along to anyone you know so that they can protect themselves.

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Vice-Consul

Vice-Consul — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:08:12 +0000

Thanks for letting us know. We’re working on fixing it right now, but it may take some time to get it working properly. We hope that you’ll bookmark the site so you can come back. Please check back later to subscribe!

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Vice-Consul

Vice-Consul — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:07:18 +0000

Welcome, Rosie! We hope to hear from you often!

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Vice-Consul

Vice-Consul — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:06:06 +0000

Great question! While this blog will replace the quarterly newsletter, we will continue to send out any travel advisories or important information by email to our subscribers. We hope that you’ll check this blog often, however, for additional information or if you have any questions about anything we sent out.

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by RDMartin

RDMartin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:19:58 +0000

Thank you for nevertheless providing the possibility to subscribe to comments made to this blog via e-mail.

Question: “For the People will replace the quarterly American Citizen Services newsletter”

Will travel advisories also be normally made only at this blog in the future or will they continue to be sent out as e-mail to those who had previously so subscribed?

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Vice-Consul

Vice-Consul — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:36:36 +0000

We’re looking forward to reading all of your comments!

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Consular Webmaster

Consular Webmaster — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:35:27 +0000

Great to see this online!

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Rosie

Rosie — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:32:10 +0000

This is great . Sometimes I feel very isolated here and it feels nice to know there are other americans here . I live way outside of Berlin and really hardly ever talk with other people . I don,t speak german so even people I meet , it is hard . I,m really looking forward to blogging with others on this site !

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by K Deason

K Deason — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:19:04 +0000

Hi, your RSS feed doesn’t seem to work. I just get a broken link.

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by SMP

SMP — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:32:38 +0000

Thanks! Will check email frequently for updates and the blog for news!
Mary

Comment on If Your Debit or Credit Card is Lost or Stolen!! by is inmotion hosting good

is inmotion hosting good — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 04:10:16 +0000

in my opinion this post is one of the most important post you wrote. I’ve lost my credit last year, and know that feel.

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by Vice-Consul

Vice-Consul — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:25:24 +0000

Welcome! We hope to start some great discussions as well! We had a glitch with our subscribe feature for articles yesterday, but it’s working now, so you can go ahead and sign up anytime.

Comment on Welcome to For the People! by DHall

DHall — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:03:16 +0000

This is a great outreach tool! I hope it generates some great discussions for you guys.

I have one question; is it possible to have a subscribe feature for the actual blog/new entries itself? Or only for the comments of a particular post?

Thanks!