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EMBASSY/CONSULATE ADDRESSES

Diplomatic Representation in US:
Ambassador: Bernardo Herbert SANDE
Embassy: 2408 Massachusetts Ave, NW, 20008
Chancery: 1029 Vermont Ave NW Washington DC 20005
Telephone: [1] (202) 721-0270
Fax: [1] (202) 721-0274

US Diplomatic Representation:
Ambassador:  Jeanine E. Jackson
Embassy: Address NA, in new capital city development area in Lilongwe
Mailing address: P.O. Box 30016, Lilongwe 3, Malawi
Telephone: (tel. +265- (0)1 773 166/342/367
Fax: 265- (0)1 772-471).

Malawian Embassies and Consulates around the World

Austria (Consulate)
Saarplatz 17
1170 Vienna

Belgium
Rue de la Loi 15
1040 Brussels
Tel: (32-2) 231 0908
Fax: (32-2) 231 1066

Brazil (Consulate)
Rua Piexoto Gomide 1938-9
Caixa Postal 30754
01409 Sao Paulo
Tel: (55-11) 548 5433
Fax: (55-11) 246 003

Canada
7 Clemow Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2A9
Tel: (613) 236-8931/32
Fax: (613) 236-1054

Denmark (Consulate)
Agavevej 17
2900 Hellerup

Ethiopia
Makanisa Road, Higher 23, Kabele 10, House No. 1
PO Box 2316/Private Bag 7603
Addis Ababa
Tel: (251-1) 712 440
Fax: (251-1) 710 490

France
20 Rue Euler
75008 Paris
Tel: (33-1) 47 20 20 27, 40 70 18 46
Fax: (33-1) 47 23 62 48

Greece
82 SKOUFA STREET
ATHENS 14671GREECE
TEL: +30 210 8003754
FAX: +30 210 8003756

Germany
Mainzer Strasse 124
53179 Bonn
Tel: (49-228) 341 678
Fax: (49-228) 340 619
Consulate:
Angermunder Street 64
4000 Dusseldorf 31
Tel: (49-211) 741 224
Consulate:
Ulrich Strasse 68
8021 Munich
Tel: (49-89) 178 7492
Consulate:
AM West Kai 25
7000 Stuttgart 60
Tel: (49-711) 329 313
Consulate:
Brook 2
20457 Hamburg

Italy (Consulate)
Via F.S. Nitti 3
Rome
Tel: (39-6) 321 924

Kenya
Westlands, off Waiyaki Way
PO Box 30453
Nairobi
Tel: (254-2) 440 569
Fax: (254-2) 440 568

Japan
3-12-9 Kami-Osaki
Shinagawa-Ku
Tokyo 141
Tel: (81-3) 3449 3010
Fax: (81-3) 3449 3220

Korea, South (Consulate)
No. 130-9, Non-Hyen-Dong, Kaong-Wam-Ku
Seoul
Tel: (82-2) 475 1110

Mozambique
Avenida Kenneth Kaunda No. 75
C.P. 4148
Maputo
Tel: (258-1) 491 468
Fax: (258-1) 490 224

Namibia
56 Bismarck Street
Private Bag 13254
Windhoek 9000
Tel: (264-61) 221 391/2/3
Fax: (264-61) 227 056

Netherlands (Consulate)
1012 RW Amsterdam

Portugal (Consulate)
Rua Antonio Enes, 9-4 DTO
1000 Lisbon
Tel: (351-1) 547 736, 547 138
Fax: (351-1) 538 225

South Africa
Lynwood
PO Box 11172, Brookhlyn 0011
Pretoria
Tel: (27-12) 477 827/8/9

Spain (Consulate)
Largo de Don Pedro 8
Madrid
Tel: (34-1) 265 8659

Switzerland (Consulate)
Hohlstrasse 536
CH-8048 Zurich
Tel: (+41 43) 817 05 82
Fax: (+41 43) 817 05 83
E-Mail: info@malawi.ch

Tanzania
Nic Life House, 6th Floor
PO Box 7616
Dar es Salaam
Tel: (255-51) 113 239
Fax: (255-51) 113 360

United Kingdom
33 Grosvenor Street
London
Tel: (44-171) 491-4172
Fax: (44-171) 491-9916
Consulate:
7 Duddingston Crescent
Edinburgh EH15 3AS, Scotland
Tel: (44-131) 669 0600

United Nations
600 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212) 949-0180, 949-0182
Fax: (212) 599-5021

United States of America
Consulate:
2001 North Soto Street
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Tel: (213) 223-2020
Consulate:
918 20th Place West, Underwood Manor
Seattle, WA 98037
Tel: (206) 742-3109

Zambia
5th Floor, Woodgate House, Cairo Road
PO Box 50425
Lusaka
Tel: (260-1) 228 296/7/8
Fax: (260-1) 223 353

Zimbabwe
42-44 Harare Street
PO Box 321
Harare
Tel: (263-4) 752 137/9
Fax: (263-4) 752 134

Embassy and Consulate Web Sites for Malawi

U.S. Embassy Web Site in Malawi
Embassy of Malawi in Washington DC


FOREIGN RELATIONS

The United States established diplomatic relations with Malawi in 1964, following its full independence from the United Kingdom. Malawi saw one-party rule from 1966 to 1994. The transition from a one-party state to a multi-party democracy in 1994 strengthened bilateral relations between the United States and Malawi. The two countries have worked together to advance health, education, agriculture, energy, and environmental projects. In 2012, the U.S. reinstated the Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact partnership with Malawi following a number of reforms enacted by the Government of Malawi.

U.S. and Malawian views on the necessity of economic and political stability in southern Africa generally coincide. Through an assessment of its own national interests and foreign policy objectives, Malawi advocates peaceful solutions to the region's problems through negotiation. The country works to achieve these objectives in a variety of regional and international forums. The United States and Malawi engage in military-to-military programs. Malawi was the first southern African nation to receive peacekeeping training under the U.S.-sponsored African Crisis Response Force Initiative and has joined its successor, the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance program.

U.S. Assistance to Malawi

U.S. assistance in Malawi seeks to promote food security and agriculture-based economic growth and poverty reduction; preserve Malawi’s unique biodiversity and its ability to mitigate climate change; strengthen public and private institutions for better delivery of social services; empower the private sector and civil society; and advance democracy, human rights, and good governance. U.S. partnerships with the Government of Malawi, civil society, and other donors aim to address weaknesses and gaps that constrain the government’s efforts to meet the basic needs of its citizens, support regional stability, and help the government remain a responsible actor on the international stage.

Bilateral Economic Relations

Malawi is eligible for preferential trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. U.S. exports to Malawi include wheat, low-value shipments, pharmaceutical products, baking-related products, and machinery. U.S. imports from Malawi include tobacco, apparel, tea, macadamia nuts, and sugars.

The United States has signed a trade and investment framework agreement with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, of which Malawi is a member.

Malawi's Membership in International Organizations

Malawi and the United States belong to a number of the same international organizations, including the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization.

Bilateral Representation

The U.S. Ambassador to Malawi is Jeanine E. Jackson; other principal embassy officials are listed in the Department's Key Officers List .

Malawi maintains an embassy in the United States at 2408 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005 (tel. 202-721-0270).

More information about Malawi is available from the Department of State and other sources, some of which are listed here:

Department of State Malawi Page
Department of State Key Officers List
CIA World Factbook Malawi Page
U.S. Embassy: Malawi
USAID Malawi Page
History of U.S. Relations With Malawi
Human Rights Reports
International Religious Freedom Reports
Trafficking in Persons Reports
Narcotics Control Reports
Investment Climate Statements
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Countries Page
U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics
Export.gov International Offices Page
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Travel and Business Information




TRAVEL ADVISORIES

To obtain the latest Travel Advisory Information for Malawi check the U.S. State Department Consular Information Sheet.


TRAVEL TIPS

Driving U.S Driving Permit accepted
Currency (MWK) Malawian Kwalha
Electrical 230 Volts
Telephones Country Code 265



Climate:
Varies from cool in the highlands to warm around Lake Malawi. Winter (May to July) is dry and nights can be chilly, particularly in the highlands. The rainy season runs from November to March. Around Lake Malawi, in winter, the climate is particularly dry with pleasant cooling breezes.

Clothing:
Lightweights are worn all year in the Lake Malawi area, with warmer clothes advised in the mountains, particularly during winter and on chilly evenings elsewhere. Visitors to Nyika and Zomba should note that the nights can be cold. Dark or ‘natural’ coloured clothing should be worn for game viewing.

Food & Drink:
Fresh fish from Lake Malawi is the country’s speciality, chambo (Tilapia fish) being the main lake delicacy. There are trout from streams on the Zomba, Mulanje and Nyika plateaux. Hotel restaurants and many of those in the cities are of a good standard. They offer a wide choice of dishes including European, Korean and Chinese as well as authentic Malawi dishes and haute cuisine, the unique Lake Malawi dishes. Poultry and dairy produce are plentiful and tropical fruits are abundant in season.
The local beer is very good and imported beer and soft drinks are widely available. Malawi gin, which is well known and inexpensive, and tonic have reached almost cult status. Wine is imported largely from South Africa.

Shopping:
Malawi produces a variety of colourful arts and crafts. Items are invariably handmade and there is no factory production of curios. Purchases include woodcarvings, wood and cane furniture, soapstone carvings, decorated wooden articles, colourful textiles, pottery, beadwork, cane and raffia items. The standard of woodcarving is one of the highest in Africa. The Mua Mission, south of Salima, where carvers are trained, has an excellent shop. Traditional musical instruments are also sold throughout Malawi. Shopping hours: Mon-Sat 0800-1700. Markets and roadside stalls function every day.

Currency:
Kwacha (K) = 100 tambala. Notes are in denominations of K500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5. Coins are in denominations of K1 and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 tambala.

Credit & debit cards: Acceptance of credit and debit cards is very limited, although in Lilongwe and Blantyre and in main hotels Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club and American Express can be used. Check with your credit or debit card company for details of merchant acceptability and other services which may be available.

Travellers cheques: As with major currencies, including US Dollars, Euros and Sterling, travellers cheques can be exchanged in banks, hotels and other institutions. In remote areas, the Treasury Office of Local District Commissioner’s offices will cash travellers cheques. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take travellers cheques in US Dollars, Euros, Pounds Sterling or South African Rand.


CUSTOMS/DUTIES

Tobacco....200 cigarettes or 250g of tobacco

Liquor.....1 bottle

Gifts......No duty free allowance

Cameras....No restrictions

Currency...Must be declared on arrival

Agriculture Items....Refer to Consulate

Prohibited: The import of firearms is prohibited unless a permit has been bought in advance from the registrar of firearms, box 41, zomba.



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