Policy Guidelines. The number of American citizens in a danger area should be reduced if a crisis is foreseen. The principal objective of reducing the number and /or evacuating U.S. citizens is to decrease the number subject to physical harm and/or seizure as hostages. A balance must be struck, however, between the possible efficiency of early departure and the potentially destabilizing effect of such a decision on the crisis. The safety of U.S. citizens is of paramount concern, but successful evacuation operations must take into account risks for evacuees and U.S. forces. The USG will consider evacuating third country nationals (TCNs) and host country nationals (HCNs) on a case-by-case and space available/ reimbursable basis when doing so serves U.S. interests. In doing so, the U.S. will coordinate with allies to share the burden of evacuations to the extent possible, and will keep other nations informed of U.S. plans. The funding responsibilities for evacuations are addressed separately in an agreement between the Chief Financial Officer of the DOS and the Principal Deputy Comptroller of DOD.
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