post in Bermuda to save cash, The Washington Post reported on Saturday.

Current Consul General Larry Owen must leave because he was a political appointee under the previous Clinton Administration.

The Washington Post quoted a US State Department veteran who said: "Now would be the perfect time for the incoming administration to close the post.

"Maintaining this three-person post costs the taxpayer just over $1 million a year.'' Last post? US Consul General Lawrence Owen