U.S. Voting Overseas - Are You Ready?
Overseas citizen voters face a specific set of challenges while voting absentee. You can find information and contacts you need to successfully cast an absentee ballot at www.fvap.gov.
Sleigh Bells Ring in 1952
It was the winter of 1952. Aramco had just produced its 300 millionth barrel of oil. The Administration building was so new that the parking lot is still unpaved.
Traveling This Holiday Season? Be Safe!
Dear American Citizen Community, As a reminder, Visa Pages Inserts will no longer be available after December 31.
Mr. Hadi Rizvi Guest Speaker at “International Human Rights Day” Celebrations at IEP KC
“International Human Rights Day” was celebrated on December 13, 2015 at Institution of Engineers Karachi Center (IEP-KC) on 4th Floor Council Hall, IEP Building Karachi.
Dhahran Hawks Cross the Causeway for Baseball Tourney
The Dhahran Youth Baseball Association’s 10U tournament team, the Saudi Arabia Hawks, crossed the causeway on Nov. 14 to play two games against their counterparts in Bahrain.
Is it time to renew your U.S. Driver’s License?
Driver’s licenses are not federally issued, so the Consulate cannot assist you in renewing your U.S. driver’s license.
Christopher Gantela – Ph.D. in Geophysics at 78
UH’s Oldest Graduate – College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics’s Gantela This semester, NSM had a distinction of having the University of Houston’s oldest graduate.
Should You Renew Your U.S. Passport Now?
Dear American Citizen Community, As a reminder, Visa Pages Inserts will no longer be available after December 31 – please plan accordingly if you would like to have more visa pages inserted into your current passport.
RFA Announces New Wealth Management Service for Global Payroll Employees
As you already know, working and living abroad comes with many challenges. You may have felt the difficulty of finding an institution willing to hold your assets and the complexity of transaction costs.
Happy Wanderer Sought
Many a baby boomer in the U.S. learned the English lyrics to "The Happy Wanderer" during their grade school/scouting years.
Musical Instrument Museum
Sharon Eboch wrote she visited the Musical Instrument Museum in northern Phoenix, Arizona and recommends it to Aramco ExPats visiting the Phoenix area.
Arabia: Land of Mystery
Legends abound regarding the history of the Arabian Peninsula, where the earliest confirmed signs of human settlement date back over five thousand years to the epoch when the Egyptians were first establishing their civilization along the banks of the River Nile.
The Building Blocks to Creating Your Financial Road Map
You’re planning your next big repat, except this trip leads toward your financial future. You must ask yourself: Where am I now? Where do I want to be?
Security Message for U.S. Citizens
The day of Ashura is a major religious commemoration of the martyrdom at Karbala of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Basic Disaster Supplies Kit
You have your Go Bag ready, but what about your home? Do you have enough food and water to last 3 days? Do you have a flashlight and batteries?
Banking Laws Changing for U.S. ExPats
Frank Reilly from Reilly Financial Services recently shared with Aramco ExPats information regarding important changes taking effect concerning overseas bank accounts maintained by American citizens, including ExPats.
Discovering Islamic Art
I first became an author in 2000 when my book 'The Children's Encyclopaedia of Arabia' was published. I had an opportunity to visit the Aramco schools in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia talking about it with the children, teachers and staff.
Faryal Completed Her Chinese Language Course
Faryal Haque recently completed Level 3 in her Chinese Language and Culture course from the Confucius Institute at the University of Karachi (UoK).
Ameen-Khatam-e-Quran of Baby Zoya Imran
Baby Zoya Imran is the elder daughter of Imran Ahmed Khan Ghouri and Erum Imran and granddaughter of Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan.
I’ve Been Riding on the Railroad
A recent round-trip train ride between Seattle, Washington and Chico, California brought to mind some memorable past train rides in Russia while impressing me with how much Amtrak has upgraded and enhanced train travel in the U.S. in recent years.