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Viewing cable 06FREETOWN953, Embassy Freetown Dedicates New Embassy Compound November

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06FREETOWN953 2006-11-21 09:37 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Freetown
VZCZCXRO4867
RR RUEHMA RUEHPA
DE RUEHFN #0953 3250937
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 210937Z NOV 06
FM AMEMBASSY FREETOWN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0532
INFO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 0134
UNCLAS FREETOWN 000953 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NAIROBI FOR LARRY ANDRE AND JAMES STEWART 
DEPT PLEASE PASS TO AMBASSADOR PETER CHAVEAS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: PREL KPAO ABLD AGMT CVIS SL
SUBJECT: Embassy Freetown Dedicates New Embassy Compound November 
16. 
 
1.  On November 16, Embassy Freetown officially dedicated the New 
Embassy Compound. OBO Director General Charles E. Williams and 
Sierra Leone Vice President Soloman E. Berewa (representing 
President Kabbah who was out of the country) and the Ambassador 
participated in the outdoor ceremony, unveiled the plaque and cut 
the ribbon, in front of a high-level invited audience. The Director 
of the Office of West African Affairs Philip Carter represented the 
Bureau of African Affairs.  Embassy Freetown will open for business 
on the new compound on December 4. 
 
2.  The Embassy is located on a spectacular site in the shadow of 
Leicester Peak and commands breathtaking views of Freetown and the 
Atlantic Ocean. It is high enough above sea level to enjoy its own 
micro climate.  During the dedication ceremony, OBO Director General 
Charles E. Williams commented on the impressive location and 
recalled his first visit to Freetown when he toured the proposed 
site by helicopter.  He later returned to participate in the 2004 
groundbreaking ceremony with President Kabbah and Ambassador Peter 
Chaveas.  He expressed his pleasure at being able to return to 
Sierra Leone for a third time to participate in the dedication. 
 
3. Sierra Leone Vice President Soloman E. Berewa lauded the opening 
of the $60 million embassy compound and said it reflected a 
significant investment of confidence by the United States in the 
secure future of Sierra Leone, which emerged from a brutal civil war 
in 2002.  He commented on the strong ties Sierra Leone enjoys with 
the United States and expressed appreciation for U.S. contributions 
to Sierra Leone's development.  Amid audience applause, he 
particularly welcomed the new consular facility which will enable 
Sierra Leoneans to apply for visas in Freetown, rather than 
traveling to Conakry, as they have done for the past ten years. 
(Note: The Consular Section will open for non-immigrant visa 
services in early 2007. End Note). 
 
4.  The New Embassy Compound has spawned a building boom in the 
neighborhood that has grown up alongside the construction of the NEC 
since 2004. Even the Foreign Ministry plans to build nearby.  While 
the structure is substantially completed, the Ambassador noted in 
his address that significant projects remain, including finding a 
sustainable water supply, restoring the scarred adjacent hillside, 
and the need for the Government of Sierra Leone to honor its lease 
commitment to improve the road passing in front.  Above all, he 
added, despite the area building boom, there must be limits to 
Freetown's expansion to help preserve the Western Area forest 
reserve. 
 
5. Almost all invitees showed up for the noontime dedication, a 
partial reflection of the eagerness to be among the first to tour 
the new U.S. Embassy. Usually, one can only anticipate a fifty 
percent turnout to events in Sierra Leone. The approximately 250 
guests included government ministers, the Chief Justice and senior 
judiciary, high ranking civil servants, members of civil society and 
prominent religious leaders. The Milton Margai School for the Blind 
Choir, who had performed at the groundbreaking, returned to sing the 
U.S. and Sierra Leone national anthems and later performed in the 
atrium during the reception.  The Sierra Leone Armed Forces Band 
also played for the event. 
 
6.  After the dedication, invited guests toured the chancery public 
areas and viewed the extensive artwork. They admired the building, 
easily the most impressive and modern structure in Sierra Leone. 
Embassy employees are eager to move and have expressed pride that 
they will be working in the new structure, even though many will 
face longer daily commutes.  Nevertheless, as the Ambassador noted, 
we will leave behind our location in the heart of Freetown, in the 
shadow of Sierra Leone's historic centuries-old Cotton Tree with 
nostalgia, after 40 years. 
 
7.  The dedication received considerable positive press coverage. 
Eight newspapers carried front page coverage with photos. Headlines 
included: "US Embassy Dedicates New Building"; "After 40 years, US 
Embassy relocated to Leicester Peak"; "US Visas to be issued in 
Freetown,", and "$60 million Embassy opened".  All the local radio 
stations carried the Embassy press release in their coverage and six 
stations broadcast speech excerpts. The BBC Africa service also 
reported on the event, highlighting the anticipated return of visa 
services.  The local private TV station also carried the story with 
several clips of the event. A pre-recorded interview with the 
Ambassador on UN radio aired on Sunday November 19 and mentioned the 
dedication and anticipated resumption of non-immigrant visa 
services. 
 
PRATT