The Premier the Hon. E. David Burt JP, MP, travelled to Washington DC from 26 March- 31 March, marking his first official visit to the United States capital since 2019, before the pandemic.

The visit provided an opportunity to advance the cooperative and productive partnership between the United States and Bermuda.

While in Washington DC, the Premier held meetings with several Members of the House of Representatives, including:

• Representative Maxine Waters (California’s 43rd Congressional District), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee;
• Representative Joyce Beatty (Ohio’s 3rd Congressional District), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions;
• Representative Vern Buchanan (Florida’s 16th Congressional District), Vice-Chair of the Ways and Means Committee and Member of the Subcommittee on Trade;
• Representative Warren Davidson (Ohio’s 8th Congressional District), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Subcommittee and Vice Chair of the Digital Assets Subcommittee;
• Representative Andy Barr (Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy;
• Representative Bill Foster (Illinois’s 11th Congressional District, Co-Chair of Congressional Blockchain Caucus) Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy; and
• Representative Troy Carter (Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District), Committee on Homeland Security.

The Premier also attended a breakfast with leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus and Caribbean Caucus.

Premier Burt also met with US Senators, including:

• Senator Raphael Warnock (Georgia), Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
• Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (New York), Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Committee on Armed Services.
• Senator Chris Van Hollen (Maryland), Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Committee on Foreign Relations.

The Premier was also joined by the United States Consul General (USCG) to Bermuda, Karen Grissette, for meetings with State Department officials. Meetings took place with:

• Brian Roraff, Director, Office of Northern European, Baltic, and Arctic Security Affairs (responsible for the UK and Overseas Territories)
• Drew Weinschenk, Director, Office of Counter Threat Finance

Additionally, the Premier met with Scott Rembrant, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes. The visit concluded with a meeting with board members of the Global Blockchain Business Council on Friday morning to discuss Bermuda’s progress in the digital asset industry.

The Premier was joined by the Government of Bermuda Overseas Representative in Washington DC, Anthony Howell and Jache Adams, Policy Advisor to the Minister of Finance and a Member of Parliament.

Premier Travels to Washington DC

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