Warden Messages - Archive

(June 7, 2007) - Protests in Italy, June 8-10, 2007

According to local authorities, protests are likely during the June 8 – 10 visit of U.S. President Bush to Rome. Large numbers of activists are expected to participate in protests in Italy on Saturday, June 9. A planned demonstration will take place on June 9 at Piazza del Popolo in Rome. Another planned demonstration on June 9 will pass through much of Rome’s center, beginning at 1500 in Piazza della Repubblica, traveling along Via dei Fori Imperiali to Piazza Venezia, onto Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, and concluding at Piazza Navona. The full route of the demonstration is available at the Embassy’s internet website: www.italy.usembassy.gov. Other spontaneous demonstrations at locations throughout the country, including near the U.S. Embassy in Rome, consulate facilities in Milan, Florence, and Naples, U.S. military installations, and U.S.-affiliated commercial enterprises, are also possible. To avoid becoming targets of opportunity, Americans should avoid the demonstrations, bearing in mind that violence may erupt. There will also likely be traffic flow disruptions and significant police activity in the area of the demonstrations. Italian authorities are enhancing security measures in anticipation of the protests. U.S. citizens should monitor local media and the Embassy website for updated information on the planned demonstrations.

The U.S. Embassy Consular Section in Rome is located at Via Vittorio Veneto, 121. The telephone number is 06-4674-1. Our website is: www.italy.usembassy.gov

U.S. Consulates in Italy are located in:
MILAN: Via Principe Amedeo, 2/10; telephone number: 02-290-351
FLORENCE: Lungarno A. Vespucci, 38; telephone number: 055-266-951
NAPLES: Piazza della Repubblica; telephone number: 081-583-8111

U.S. Consular Agents in Italy are located in:
GENOA: Via Dante, 2
PALERMO: Via Vaccarini, 1
VENICE: Marco Polo Airport, General Aviation Terminal, Viale Galileo Galilei, 30

As the Department continues to develop information on any potential security threats to U.S. citizens overseas, it shares credible threat information through its Consular Information Program documents, available on the internet at http://travel.state.gov. In addition to information on the Internet, travelers may obtain up-to-date information on security conditions by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the U.S. or outside the U.S. and Canada on a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.