College Entrance Exams
Many Aramco ExPats have children or even grandchildren hoping to get into college and facing the fearsome challenge of taking college entrance exams such as the SAT.
Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Worldwide Caution
The Department of State is updating the Worldwide Caution with information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world.
Join Us at Hafla 2016
My wife, Christien, and I are looking forward to welcoming all annuitants to the beautiful Monterey Peninsula for the Hafla 2016 reunion.
Reilly Financial Advisors: Your Aramco Expert
Check out this short video to find out how Reilly Financial Advisors, an expert in helping hundreds of Aramcons safely navigate their retirement, can aid you in handling the difficulties of living abroad.
Reilly Financial Advisors: Your Aramco Expert (1)
Check out this short video to find out how Reilly Financial Advisors, an expert in helping hundreds of Aramcons safely navigate their retirement, can aid you in handling the difficulties of living abroad.
Las Vegas Adventures
A trip to Las Vegas on business need not be all work. There is an abundance of choices of entertaining things to do indoors and out. Once known primarily for its casinos, ersatz marriages, Elvis impersonators and lavish stage productions...
Las Vegas: For Business & Pleasure Both
I have long since stopped being surprised when people from Europe or Asia tell me the American city they want to see first before any other is Las Vegas.
Beautiful German Shepard Needs Foster Home in Jubail
Our beloved Caesar is in need of a caregiver (Foster Home). He is a pure-bred German Shepard ( 3 years old, neutered, vaccinated and documented ).
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.