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OBO breaks ground on new U.S. Consulate General in Lagos

From left: Managing Director for Construction, Facility, and Security Management Tracy Thomas, Maputo City Secretary of State Vicente Joaquim, Mozambican Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Ernesto Max Elias Tonela, Ambassador Dennis W. Hearne, and Maputo Province Governor Julio Parruque cut the ceremonial ribbon officially opening the new embassy campus in Maputo, Sept. 30. Photo by Anissa Arune

New embassy building dedicated in Maputo

The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations recently celebrated the ribbon cutting for a new residential complex for Embassy Addis Ababa. The new residence helps advance OBO’s Diplomatic Residential Program by allowing for shorter commutes and providing high-quality, seismically safe, and secure housing for U.S. diplomats and their families. Photo courtesy of OBO

OBO’s survey seeks feedback to improve living conditions

Women of the construction site team at the new office annex project in Kampala gather outside of the embassy. Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations

Women of OBO Construction

The project team, shown here at a souk in Doha, undertook a multiyear effort to acquire the NEC site in a new Diplomatic Quarter of Doha, Qatar. Photo by Faisal Madi

Department acquires site in Doha for new embassy