The Public Affairs Section of the American Embassy, Ouagadougou provides Educational Advising Services 5 hours per week.

The services consist mainly of:

• advising prospective students in one-on-one advising sessions during walk-in visits to the American Cultural Center; and
• providing information and answering questions about American Colleges and Universities and the U.S. Educational System by mail, phone, fax or e-mail.

The Educational advisor is available weekly for walk-in visits according to the following schedule:

• Monday: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM for group sessions.
• Tuesday through Thursday: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM for individual sessions.

A variety of reference books, information materials, CD-ROMs, and videotapes on American Institutions of Post-Secondary Education and on the U.S. Educational System are also available for consultation during working hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

The Educational Advisor, Mr. Benjamin Kalmogo, can be reached at:

Phone:    (226) 50-30 67 23

Fax:        (226) 50-31 52 73

E-mail:OuagaPASEducation@state.gov

International Mail:  Centre Culturel Américain, 01 BP 539 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso;

Walk-in:  674 Avenue John F. Kennedy, Koulouba, Secteur 4, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso;

U.S. Mail: Educational Advisor American
Embassy Ouagadougou
Department of State
2440 Ouagadougou Place
Washington, DC 20521-2440