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April 12, 2008 Move to heavily fortified building could start in May
By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — U.S. diplomats will begin moving into the mammoth new, heavily fortified embassy in Baghdad next month after long delays in the $736 million project — and not a moment too soon.
Increasing rocket attacks on the Green Zone have killed four Americans in recent weeks and have embassy staff wearing body armor.
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker said Friday that construction is complete at the Vatican-sized compound and that although not all buildings have yet been certified for final occupancy, transition to the facility should start in late May.
The new embassy will be the largest U.S. diplomatic mission in the world, with fortified working space for 1,000 people and living quarters for several hundred on a 104-acre site.
April 12, 2008 Move to heavily fortified building could start in May
By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — U.S. diplomats will begin moving into the mammoth new, heavily fortified embassy in Baghdad next month after long delays in the $736 million project — and not a moment too soon.
Increasing rocket attacks on the Green Zone have killed four Americans in recent weeks and have embassy staff wearing body armor.
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker said Friday that construction is complete at the Vatican-sized compound and that although not all buildings have yet been certified for final occupancy, transition to the facility should start in late May.
The new embassy will be the largest U.S. diplomatic mission in the world, with fortified working space for 1,000 people and living quarters for several hundred on a 104-acre site.