The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) celebrates today's dedication of the new U.S. Embassy in Niamey, Niger by Ambassador Eric Paul Whitaker.
Situated on the existing 11-acre Embassy campus, this multi-building project embodies OBO's goals for safe, secure, functional, and resilient facilities that provide a platform for U.S. diplomacy abroad.
Over the past 50 years, the campus has evolved to meet the needs of the diplomatic mission. The campus's new buildings are integrated into the existing site and represent the best of American architecture, engineering, and construction execution. A concrete, lasting symbol of the United States' commitment to Niger, the Embassy is on track to become the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Platinum project in West Africa.
The Miller Hull Partnership of Seattle, Washington is the design architect and B.L. Harbert International of Birmingham, Alabama is the construction contractor. Approximately 1,700 American, local, and third-country national employees have been involved in project construction, including 1,500 Nigeriens. The construction team contributed more than 6 million work hours to this innovative project, which has generated $53 million to the local economy.
Since the start of the Department's Capital Security Construction Program in 1999, OBO has completed 164 new diplomatic facilities. OBO currently has more than 50 active projects either in design or under construction worldwide.
OBO provides safe, secure, functional, and resilient facilities that represent the U.S. government to the host nation and that support U.S. diplomats in advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives abroad.
