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Due to an increase in violence throughout the city of Kinshasa, the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa advises U.S. citizens to shelter-in-place and then safely depart while commercial options are available. The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa is closed to the public.

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Emergency Contacts

If you are a U.S. citizen with an emergency, you can contact the embassy 24 hours a day. Please note the numbers below are NOT for visa inquiries. 

Emergency contact numbers for the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa are as follows:

  • For after-hours emergencies, on weekends, or on holidays, please call +243 81-556-0151/152 and ask to speak to the Duty Officer.
  • For emergencies during business hours, please call +243 97-261-6145, Monday through Thursday, 07:30 am to 5:15 pm, or Friday, 07:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Please note that, the Consular Section is located at the U.S. Embassy compound on Avenue des Aviateurs #310 in Gombe, the entrance is on Avenue Dumi across from St. Anne’s Residence. U.S. citizens may come to the Embassy for emergency assistance during business hours.

E-mail: ACSKinshasa@state.gov

U.S. Embassy Address & Contact

Hours of Operation

The Embassy is open Mondays through Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. and Fridays from 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Note: The American Embassy offices are closed on legal and Congolese and American holidays.

Telephone and E-mail:
Note: When dialing from the United States, dial 011.243.81 + number.

Congolese Mailing Address:

Ambassade des Etats-Unis
310, Avenue des Aviateurs
Kinshasa, Gombe
République Démocratique du Congo

or

Ambassade des Etats-Unis
B.P. 697, Kinshasa 1
République Démocratique du Congo

U.S. Mailing Address:

U.S. Embassy Kinshasa
ATTN: [Office/Section/Contact Name]
2220 Kinshasa Place
Washington, DC 20521-2220

Learn more about the Embassy

Consular Section


Address: 310, Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa, Gombe

Note: The entrance to the Consular Section is located on Avenue Dumi around the corner from the Embassy main entrance and across from St. Anne Residence.

Email:

Political Section


Address: 310, Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa, Gombe

Tel: (243) 81 556-0166

E-mail: USEmbassyKinshasa@state.gov

Public Affairs Section


American Cultural Center & Information Resource Center (IRC)

Address:498, Avenue Lt. Col. Lukusa

Tel: (243) 81 55 60151 / 97 261 6112

E-mail: 

  • USEmbassyKinshasa@state.gov
    • The information Resource Center (IRC) is open to the public:
    • Monday: 0900 – 1200 & 1300 – 1600
    • Tuesday: 0900 – 1200 & 1300 – 1600
    • Wednesday: 0900 – 1200 & 13h00 – 16h00
    • Thursday: Reserved for Programs to be announced
    • Friday: Closed for administrative duties

Economic Section


Address: 310, Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa, Gombe

Tel: (243) 81 556-0166 / 97 261 6141

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