New Billion Dollar U.S. Embassy London to Open to the Public on January 16, 2018

December 15, 2017 By in EUR|Europe, Functional Bureaus, New Embassy, Spectacular, State Department, U.S. Missions Tags: , , ,

Posted: 12:49 am ET

 

Back in 2006, the State Department determined that U.S. Embassy London needs a new building. Ground work started in 2013, and the embassy did a topping out ceremony in 2015.  On December 13, 2017, US Embassy London announced that its new embassy located at the 4.9-acre site in the Nine Elms area will open to the public on January 16, 2018. It has been previously reported that the new embassy is constructed with proceeds from the sale of other U.S. government property in the United Kingdom, including the former Chancery in Grosvenor Square. Related posts below:

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