Construction of U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Completed
17 Apr 2008 17:00 Africa/Lagos Construction of U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Completed; State Department Accepts Work After Rigorous Inspections Successful Completion of Most Complex Infrastructure Project in Wartime Iraq is a Remarkable Achievement WASHINGTON, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- First Kuwaiti General Trading and Contracting has successfully completed the design and construction of the new U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. The U.S. Department of State has accepted possession of the embassy after rigorous inspections of all buildings and systems by the State Department's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) and independent experts. State Department Contracting Officer David Vivian issued the formal certificates of acceptance and completion and certificates of occupancy on behalf of the State Department on April 14, 2008, the company announced today. The 104- acre, 27 building compound is a complete self-supported city-within-a-city, the largest U.S. embassy in the world...