Thanks for the insight. I and a couple friends tried from Germany, but I don't know how that relates.

I appreciate that. I had a couple friends in different cities also check and it wasn't working for them. Just found it strange that all embassy sites we tried were unreachable for about an hour during a prime part of the day.

Not trying to waste time, but found it strange that each embassy's site I tried was down during prime working hours for embassies on 4 different continents. I realize this affects a small percentage of U.S. citizens such as myself who live overseas and use these services.

Thanks. It was also down for my friend across town, who I checked with before posting.