Selected Events 2006

November 22, 2006.
Consul General Nelson welcomed the consular staff community to the traditional Thanksgiving dinner. The Thanksgiving holiday dates back to 1621, the year after the Puritans arrived in Massachusetts, determined to practise their dissenting religion without interference. To this day, Thanksgiving dinner almost always includes some of the food served at the first feast: roast turkey, cranberry sauce, potatoes, pumpkin pie. President Bush says in his Thanksgiving 2006 proclamation: "Our citizens are privileged to live in the world's freest country, where the hope of the American dream is within the reach of every person. Americans share a desire to answer the universal call to serve something greater than ourselves, and we see this spirit every day in the millions of volunteers throughout our country who bring hope and healing to those in need."