A group of 20 refugees from Eritrea, Somalia, and Sudan started a new life in the United States after having left Malta on April 15. Since the U.S. Embassy began its permanent refugee resettlement programme in May 2008, 434 refugees have been resettled to the U.S.
The latest group of refugees will be resettled in Houston, Minneapolis, San Diego, and Seattle.
U.S. Ambassador Douglas Kmiec (1) in a statement said that the United States was a land of opportunity whose identity has been forged by generations of immigrants. (He means European immigrants who are responsible for all the ‘goodies,’ but won’t say as much. He’s a coward you know.– Ed)
“I am certain that each refugee will find a bright future there as they become a part of our unique and diverse society. Nothing has made me more proud as Ambassador to Malta than to help those refugees most in need, while also assisting the people of Malta to handle the challenges posed by migration in a compassionate and humanitarian way.”
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(1) Embassy of the United States
Development House, 3rd Floor
St. Anne Street, Floriana, Malta VLT 01
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 535, Valletta, Malta, CMR 01
Telephone Number: (356) 2561 4000
Fax: (356) 21 243229
The American Center (Public Affairs)
Embassy of the United States of America
Development House, 3rd Floor
St. Anne Street, Floriana, Malta VLT 01
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 535, Valletta, Malta, CMR 01
Telephone: (356) 2561 4147
Fax: (356) 21 246917
E-mail: usembmalta@state.gov
Email for visa and consular inquiries: ConsularMalta@state.gov