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In April 2021, the women in the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Office of Facility Management were highlighted in the bureau’s “FAC newsletter” for their contributions to U.S. diplomacy and for the integral role they play in closing the gender gap in the cities in which they serve. Illustration by Krystle Villanueva

Women in Facility Management

At Embassy Luxembourg's chief of mission residence, a recent renovation saw the addition of a wheelchair ramp to match the building's facade. Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations

OBO removes barriers with new housing program

The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) purchased a housing campus in Santo Domingo that they had been leasing for years, August 2020. The compound was built to OBO seismic, safety, and security standards and is conveniently located less than one mile from the embassy. Photo by the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations

Investing in the safety of American diplomats serving abroad

ConGen Chengdu’s American staff thanked the city of Chengdu on the final day of consulate operations, July 27, 2020. Photo by ConGen Chengdu

Concluding with Dignity

OBO breaks ground for reimagined embassy campus in New Delhi

New embassy housing complex bolsters Kenyan economy

Innovative Access Center opens in Foggy Bottom

A worker submits to a daily temperature check before entering the Mexico City construction site. Photo by Jared Conrad

Building Safely

From left: Deputy Chief of Mission Michelle Yerkin, the ambassador’s partner Heather J. Wilson, Ambassador Jeffrey Ross Gunter, and Management Officer Scott Dargus cut the ceremonial ribbon officially opening the new embassy compound in Reykjavik, Oct. 20. Photo by Haraldur Guðjónsson

New embassy building dedicated in Reykjavik

OBO Project Director Matt Roy, Project Manager Jamison Taylor, and EPAP FM Gillian Regal (top, left) host an All Hands Meeting to restart a project at Embassy Nairobi. Photo courtesy of OBO

Tapping Potential

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