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Groundbreaking Ceremony Signals Start of Improvement Project for U.S. Embassy Office Buildings

Mr. Jaime Ayala, Secretary Francisco Benedicto, Ambassador Kristie Kenney, Mayor Alfredo Lim, and Mr. Jay Hicks (left to right) stand in front of Fr. Arnold Eramiz at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new office buildings on the U.S. Embassy compound.
Mayor Lim speaks at the groundbreaking for the U.S. Embassy new office buildings. Seated behind him are Mr. Jaime Ayala of the Makati Development Corporation, Secretary Francisco Benedicto of the Department of Foreign Affairs, and U.S. Ambassador Kristie Kenney.
This 2008 aerial photograph of the Embassy compound shows part of the area that will be renovated and expanded.
This computer generated image shows plans for the facilities that will be built on the U.S. Embassy compound. Among the buildings will be a new Consular public services building and a parking garage.
This computer generated image shows the new interior of the Consular public services building, which will feature large, indoor waiting areas for the public, and the number of service windows for passport and other applications will be expanded from 66 to 98.
The Chancery building, a historic landmark, will remain unaffected by construction.
Mr. Romancito Gabriel of the Makati Development Corporation lowers a time capsule with Mr. Rodney Evans of the U.S. Overseas Buildings Operations. The time capsule contains photographs of the current embassy grounds, plans for the new grounds, and the day’s newspapers among other items.
Ambassador Kenney shakes Mayor Lim’s hand at the groundbreaking ceremony.

Last Update :: 07/03/2008

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