• The US Embassy in Iraq officially opened January 5, 2009. It is the largest United States embassy in the world. The US had previously been using former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's old palace as its base of operations. Saddam's palace was relinquished to the Iraqi government as part of the Iraq security pact passed by the Iraqi Parliament in November, 2008.Reuters: US opens new Iraq embassy, moves to normalise ties (January 5, 2009)

    1. Size: 104 acres, about 80 football fieldsUSA Today: Giant U.S. Embassy Rising in Baghdad (April 19, 2006)
    2. Primary Contractor: First Kuwaiti Trading & ContractingUSA Today: Giant U.S. Embassy Rising in Baghdad (April 19, 2006)
    3. Designed by Berger Define Yaeger architectural firmThink Progress: Photos: the $592 Million U.S. Embassy in Iraq (May 29, 2007)
    4. Cost $700 million to buildTIME: Opening Day for America's Enormous New Embassy in Iraq (January 5, 2008)
    5. Embassy building is also known as a NECTIME: Opening Day for America's Enormous New Embassy in Iraq (January 5, 2008)
    6. U.S. Ambassador to Iraq: Ryan C. CrockerReuters: US opens new Iraq embassy, moves to normalise ties (January 5, 2009)
    7. Official building inauguration attended by Ambassador Ryan Crocker, Iraq President Jalal Talabani and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John NegroponteReuters: US opens new Iraq embassy, moves to normalise ties (January 5, 2009)
    8. Houses 1,200 employeesReuters: US opens new Iraq embassy, moves to normalise ties (January 5, 2009)
    9. Located in Iraq's Green ZoneReuters: US opens new Iraq embassy, moves to normalise ties (January 5, 2009)
      • Embassy of the United States
      • APO AE 09316
      • Baghdad, Iraq

  • Embassy Mission and Services

    The new embassy is a legal requirement now that the U.S. government has handed over certain essential functions to the Iraqi government as stated in the Iraq security pact. The Embassy will help to normalize relations between the US and Iraq, and will provide services to US citizens living in Iraq including marriages, passports and absentee voting.US Embassy in Iraq: Consular FAQs
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