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A social media greeting by the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia raised a few eyebrows, and a few questions about who was in the video – and who was not.

من القنصل العام الأمريكي في #الظهران#اهلا_رمضان#رمضان#السعوديةpic.twitter.com/G1dTHDTXur

— U.S. Embassy Riyadh (@USEmbassyRiyadh) June 5, 2016

The video was posted to mark the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and, according to Twitchy, journalist Ezra Levant reported that it featured Mike Hankey, Consul General at the U.S. Consulate in Dhahran.

I swear to God this really is the U.S. consul general in Saudi Arabia: https://t.co/WJ4jq6hrOc #Submission https://t.co/uiyDM81V8p

— Ezra Levant (@ezralevant) June 6, 2016

Oddly, Hankey’s information page indicate he is married with two sons, but his wife did not appear in the video.

@USEmbassyRiyadh where is his wife?? @zaidbenjamin

— Zohra Cizîr (@Z_Cizir) June 6, 2016

@USEmbassyRiyadh Where is your lovely wife? She would have looked great in this photo-Is there a reason she was left out? Enquiring Minds…

— HillaryPressBlackout (@dawnzoc) June 6, 2016

@ezralevant @USEmbassyRiyadh looks like no balls or spine in this photo, just ass kissing. Wives not allowed in propaganda shots?

— Jody Wolfe (@Steelchecker) June 6, 2016

After Hillary Clinton’s Ramadan message had some social media users wondering if she had converted to Islam, reaction to the Embassy’s video was not all welcoming.

@ezralevant @instapundit
Looks like just the kind of patronizing mult-culti nut the obama regime would have represent us over there.

— Joey Freeman (@JoeFree76) June 6, 2016

@ezralevant @mirandadevine @USEmbassyRiyadh Wow that’s absurd ??

— scott (@scottwest197161) June 6, 2016

@ezralevant @USEmbassyRiyadh dear consul have u lost your mind?????

— Diane Dallas (@DianeDallas10) June 6, 2016

@USEmbassyRiyadh ummm aren’t you American?

— {(Edward);} (@US395) June 6, 2016

@USEmbassyRiyadh Wow. How completely inappropriate you pandering Dhimmi.

— Paulie Abeles (@PaulieAbeles) June 6, 2016

@USEmbassyRiyadh well, that’s one way to keep your head firmly attached to your shoulders.

— AlbionsSeed (@AlbionsSeed) June 6, 2016

@ezralevant @GayPatriot @USEmbassyRiyadh Tons of second hand embarrassment.

— Violentvernacular (@WhiterZombie) June 6, 2016

@ezralevant @GayPatriot Why is it that our govt, from POTUS on down, insist on behaving like high school foreign exchange students?

— MTiller (@LadaMokusa) June 6, 2016

Though there were certainly many who were grateful for the gesture.

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@USEmbassyRiyadh highly appreciated، thanks for your wishes

— nada (@NADZZ00) June 5, 2016

@USEmbassyRiyadh this is so nice of you. I like the decoration behind you guys.
thank you for your kindness.

— Khaled (@5walad11) June 5, 2016

@USEmbassyRiyadh @Areeq070 Iam really proud of your personal feeling and your respect to the whole muslims nations ?Good bless you

— Sun☀️Light (@xzhzhz) June 5, 2016

@USEmbassyRiyadh that’s an awesome message/vid, loved it .. u look amazing n that traditional costumes .. thx US consulate

— Naif Alqahtani (@NenoNz) June 5, 2016

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