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Settje: The USA Welcomes Bermuda Students

[Written by U.S. Consul General to Bermuda, Robert Settje] Despite the fact that the United States is Bermuda’s closest neighbor and primary economic partner, nearly 75% of the island’s university-bound high school and Bermuda College students choose to attend colleges and universities somewhere other than in the United States. I want to change... Read more of this article

U.S. Consul: Thanksgiving Concept Has Evolved

[Opinion column written by U.S. Consul General Robert Settje] It is Thanksgiving week, and I am sitting here in Casco Viejo, the old quarter of Panama City, on one of my rare trips off-island, musing about my parents and grandparents and the Great Depression. To explain … Depending on which version of history you believe, we are about to celebrate... Read more of this article

Opinion Column: U.S. Consul On LGBT Pride

[Opinion column written by U.S. Consul General to Bermuda Robert Settje] The Government of the United States supports and promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender [LGBT] rights. As President Barack Obama has said, “LGBT rights are human rights. Human rights are inalienable and belong to each and every human being, no matter their race, religion,... Read more of this article

U.S. Consul Robert Settje Thanksgiving Message

[Written by U.S. Consul General to Bermuda, Robert Settje] War and unrest, terrorist attacks, killer storms, mass shootings, crime, gangs, murder, mayhem, struggling economies, poverty – if you read the headlines or listen to the TV news, you’d think we lived in an ever disintegrating world in which all the things we hold dear are rapidly slipping... Read more of this article

U.S. Consul Robert Settje July 4th Message

[Written by U.S. Consul General to Bermuda, Robert Settje] Whether at home in the United States or in foreign lands, Americans eagerly anticipate Independence Day every year. On this, the 237th anniversary of our declaration of independence, we look back with pride and excitement on those hopeful and daring times that gave birth to our great nation.... Read more of this article

U.S. Consul General’s Thanksgiving Message

[Written by U.S. Consul General Robert Settje] Thanksgiving is one of the most cherished holidays in the United States. Holidays often change over the years – the evolution of Christmas from a religious celebration to a several months’-long commercial event is perhaps the most obvious example – but for nearly four centuries, Thanksgiving has maintained... Read more of this article