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MAPUTO —
The new building of the United States of America embassy in Maputo, the Mozambican capital, was inaugurated this Thursday, 30, and will house all US Government agencies.
The construction of the imposing building has injected more than US$22 million into the local economy, through more than 1,000 jobs, and officials in both countries say they hope it will contribute to boosting bilateral relations between the US and Mozambique, which have lasted for more than four years. decades.
The new facility provides a secure, modern, sustainable and innovative platform for US diplomacy in Mozambique and houses all US Government agencies with the exception of the Peace Corps.
The new five-year-old embassy was erected on 10 hectares and, according to Tracy Thomas, US Department of State Director General for Engineering, Facility and Security Management at the Office of Overseas Building Operations, the building features the latest energy efficiency features.
For the US ambassador in Maputo, Dennis Walter Hearne, this new, state-of-the-art building “is a clear example of the strong and growing relationship between the United States of America and the Republic of Mozambique,” and he reiterated the US commitment “in seeking peace and combating violent extremism in Cabo Delgado”.
In addition to more than $500 million in annual assistance programs, the US Government is Johnson & Johnson’s largest single-dose vaccine donor and has invested more than $62 million in support of Mozambique’s response to the Covid pandemic. -19.
The Mozambican Minister of Industry and Trade, Ernesto Max Tonela.Ernesto, who represented the Mozambican Government, said that the act was an “important milestone in bilateral relations between the two countries that have lasted since 1975”.
The building has cement flaps inspired by Makonde statues representing Mozambique and boasts American and Mozambican artworks by Gonçalo Mabunda and Alice Hope, respectively, showing how much the countries’ cultures have in common, as well as highlighting the sustainable landscaping that represents three Mozambique’s main biomes, dunes, savanna and forest.
