The American Embassy is composed of various sections that work to improve political, economic, and cultural relations between Burkina Faso and the United States.  In each office’s web page you will find a more detailed description of their contribution to the mission’s work, along with related information, links, and relevant resources.

• USAID-BF
• Public Affairs Section
• Economic and Commercial Section
• Political Section
• Regional Security Office
• Consular Section
• Management Section

The Embassy is open Monday through Thursday from 7:30AM to 5PM local time and Friday from 7:30AM to 12:30PM. The local time is equivalent to the GMT. The Embassy is closed during American and local holidays.

Embassy Physical Location

• The U.S. Embassy in Ouagadougou is located at Secteur 15, Ouaga 2000 Avenue Sembène Ousmane, rue 15.873

Embassy Addresses

• Mailing Address from the U.S.A.
  AmEmbassy Ouagadougou
  Department of State
  2440 Ouagadougou Place
  Dulles, VA 20189-2440
• International Mailing Address
  Ambassade
  des Etats-Unis d’Amerique
  01 B.P. 35 Ouagadougou
  01 Burkina Faso
• Embassy E-mail Addresses
  General Issues:
  AmembOuaga@state.gov
  Consular Issues:
  ConsularOuaga@state.gov

Embassy Phone Numbers

Business Hours: (226) 25-49-53-00

Embassy Fax Numbers:

Chancery: (226) 25-49-53-32
Managment: (226) 25-49-56-28
Public Diplomacy: (226) 25-49-56-32
Consular Section: (226) 25-49-56-23