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Standing Committee to Advise the U.S. Department of State on Unexplained Health Effects on U.S. Government Employees and their Families at Overseas Embassies

To facilitate DOS in implementing one of its responsibilities to protect US government employees and their family members overseas, the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will form a Standing Committee to Advise DOS on Unexplained Health Effects on US Government Employees and their Families at Overseas Embassies.

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New Report Assesses Illnesses Among U.S. Government Personnel and Their Families at Overseas Embassies

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Government personnel and their families at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba, in late 2016 and the U.S. consulate in Guangzhou, China, in early 2017 began suffering from a range of unusual — and in some cases suddenly occurring — symptoms such as a perceived loud noise, ear pain, intense head pressure or vibration, dizziness, visual problems, and cognitive difficulties, and many still continue to experience these or other health problems.

Dec 5, 2020

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Standing Committee to Advise the U.S. Department of State on Unexplained Health Effects on U.S. Government Employees and their Families at Overseas Embassies

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New Report Assesses Illnesses Among U.S. Government Personnel and Their Families at Overseas Embassies