{"id":4434,"date":"2013-06-21T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T16:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/?p=4434"},"modified":"2013-06-21T00:05:12","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T04:05:12","slug":"american-citizen-services-office-will-be-closed-december-17-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2013\/06\/21\/american-citizen-services-office-will-be-closed-december-17-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"American Citizen Services Office Will Be Closed December 17, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently the American Citizen Services Office computer systems had a little glitch because I was notified yesterday that the ACS office in Thailand will be closed, on December 17, 2007! \u00a0Duly noted.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever I get Warden messages I pay attention, especially when I&#8217;m headed for Thailand. This one gave me a good laugh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4435\" alt=\"emzil\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/files\/2013\/06\/emzil.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/emzil.png 795w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/emzil-300x201.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/emzil-506x341.png 506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What are the American Citizen Services&#8217; Offices? \u00a0They&#8217;re a part of The US State Department and are officially called the American Citizen Services and Crisis Management (ACS). \u00a0The ACS can assist travelers when they are abroad. They work with US embassies and consulates to provide emergency services to Americans. For example, they will assist with sending money overseas to assist U.S. citizens, repatriate the remains of loved ones who have died abroad, assist victims of crime, and help U.S. citizens who are detained in foreign prisons. ACS operates a 24-hour Duty Officer Program. \u00a0They also help citizens\u00a0deal with natural or man-made disasters that occur while abroad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4436\" alt=\"2010_1110_STEPLogo\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/files\/2013\/06\/2010_1110_STEPLogo.jpg\" width=\"284\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/2010_1110_STEPLogo.jpg 507w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/2010_1110_STEPLogo-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/2010_1110_STEPLogo-462x260.jpg 462w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/2010_1110_STEPLogo-296x167.jpg 296w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/2010_1110_STEPLogo-213x120.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You should register with ACS when you&#8217;re abroad. You can sign up for free. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/travelregistration.state.gov\/ibrs\/ui\">Smart Traveler Enrollment Program<\/a>\u00a0(formerly known as \u201cTravel Registration\u201d or \u201cRegistration with Embassies\u201d) will provide you, electronically, with the latest travel updates, information and warnings. \u00a0I always register when I go overseas. \u00a0I learned how valuable this service was while in Thailand during the red-shirt protest that shut down much of Bangkok. \u00a0The ACS notices are generated from STEP enrollments and provide you with really important information (except when they have a computer glitch, of course.) \u00a0But in all seriousness, it&#8217;s worth registering just in case you need them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently the American Citizen Services Office computer systems had a little glitch because I was notified yesterday that the ACS office in Thailand will be closed, on December 17, 2007! \u00a0Duly noted. Whenever I get Warden messages I pay attention,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[91],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>American Citizen Services Office Will Be Closed December 17, 2007 - VeryGoodPoints<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"American Citizen Services\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2013\/06\/21\/american-citizen-services-office-will-be-closed-december-17-2007\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"American Citizen Services Office Will Be Closed December 17, 2007 - 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