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Members of OBO’s Strategic Priorities team met virtually for their Quarterly Program Review (QPR) planning session, May 27. The QPR briefing is a great way for the team to assess the progress made in each key area over the past quarter. Photo by Christine Foushee

Revising Priorities

When designing the main entrance pavilion for the new U.S. Embassy in Oslo, the permit authorities asked OBO’s architects to add way-finding guides for low-sighted persons who use long white canes. There is no such requirement in either the ADA or the ABA, however, OBO successfully completed the project. Photo by Ron Tomasso

OBO’s Barrier-Free Accessibility Program

The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Affairs’ (OBO) Diversity and Inclusion virtual discussion featured OBO Director Addison "Tad" Davis IV, OBO Principal Deputy Director Henry Jardine, Deputy Assistant Secretary Mirembe Nantongo from the Bureau of Global Talent Management, and President of the National Organization of Minority Architects from the architecture firm HOK Kimberly Dowdell. Photo courtesy of OBO

OBO announces bureau-specific diversity and inclusion strategy

Leaders from OBO and Allied Partners from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.K. join together at the Annual International Property Forum held in Washington, Feb. From left: Tony Whitehead, U.K.; David Schwartz, Canada; Diem Hetherington, Australia; Ed Hobart, U.K.; Addison “Tad” Davis, U.S.; Dan Danagher, Canada; Bina Chandra, Australia; Karen McAulay, New Zealand; Sacha Anderson, New Zealand; and Henry Jardine, U.S. Photo by Christine Foushee

OBO hosts property forum in Washington

The Old Tangier Legation in Morocco was gifted to the United States on May 17, 1821 from Sultan Moulay Suliman as a token of appreciation for the Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship that had been signed in 1786. In 1777, Morocco was the first country whose head of state recognized the newly independent United States. The Legation was added to the U.S. National Register in 1981 and was made a National Historic Landmark in 1982. Photo by saiko3p

Preserving America’s Cultural Heritage

Constructing Resiliency

The project team, shown here at a souk in Doha, undertook a multiyear effort to acquire the NEC site in a new Diplomatic Quarter of Doha, Qatar. Photo by Faisal Madi

Department acquires site in Doha for new embassy

OBO’s Director Tad Davis presented the Franklin award to representatives from 13 posts, in recognition of their superior performance in the program and their contribution to this life-saving mission. Photo by Dan Petersen

DriveCam Workshop reduces risk and saves lives

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