The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the new office annex for the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok. Chargé d’Affaires Michael Heath and Director-General Witchu Vejjajiva of the Department of American and South Pacific Affairs, Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs were joined by other distinguished guests for the ceremony.
The multi-story building will be situated on an existing 11-acre site in the Pathum Wan district of central Bangkok, across the street from the Embassy Chancery. The new building will provide a secure, modern, sustainable and resilient platform for U.S. diplomacy in Thailand.
SHoP Architects of New York is the design architect. The construction contract was awarded to B.L. Harbert International. As a result of this project, an estimated $125 million will be invested in the local economy and an estimated workforce of more than 2,000 U.S. Thai and third-country nationals will be employed during construction.
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