The new campus is located on a 7¼ acre site in Harbor City, a new waterfront development adjacent to Port Moresby Harbor. It incorporates a combination of energy- plus water-saving features that make certain the embassy is sincere of the region’s resources while providing a secure and eco friendly space for the U. Ersus. Mission.
KCCT of Washington, with Krueck Sexton Partners of Chicago, Illinois, were the architects for the project, and Framaco International Inc. of Rye Brook, New York, constructed the campus, injecting an estimated million into the local economic climate.
Highlighting the deep economic, political, and cultural connections between the United States and Papua New Guinea, Under Secretary of State for Management John Bass, Chargé d’Affaires Joseph E. Zadrozny, and local government officials dedicated the newest U. S. Embassy within Port Moresby. The new embassy highlights the United States’ strong commitment to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and the Indo-Pacific region.
For even more information, please contact OBO’s External Affairs Director Neda Brown at OBO-External-Affairs@state. gov or visit www.state.gov/obo .
Since the start of the Department’s Capital Security Structure Program in 1999, the Agency of Overseas Buildings Functions (OBO) has completed 174 new diplomatic facilities. OBO currently has more than fifty active projects in the design phase or under building worldwide.
OBO provides safe, secure, useful, and resilient facilities that will represent the U. Ersus. government to the host country and that support U. Ersus. diplomats in advancing Oughout. S. foreign policy goals abroad.
