PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION
Press Release
03 November 2009
Sale of U.S. Embassy in London
Related:
• All materials on the New Embassy
The U.S. State Department has entered into an agreement to sell the Chancery
in London, located in Grosvenor Square. The sale is to Qatari Diar Real
Estate Investment Company headquartered in Doha, Qatar. The agreement
was signed for the United States by the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom,
Louis B. Susman.
With the signing of this contract the United States takes another step towards
relocating to a new state-of-the-art embassy which will enhance the urban fabric
of London and demonstrate exceptional American architecture. The construction
of the new U.S. Embassy in the Nine Elms area of Wandsworth will provide a
modern, open and secure American diplomatic facility in London.
In early 2010, the State Department will announce a winner of the design competition
for the new U.S. Embassy in London. Actual groundbreaking will depend
on many factors, but it is hoped that construction will begin in 2012 or 2013
with the project completed by 2016 or 2017.
The United States will continue to occupy the chancery in Grosvenor Square
until the relocation is complete.
The United States was advised by Cushman and Wakefield.
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