The American embassy in Podgorica has begun construction of a new embassy complex worth 296 million dollars, which is expected to be completed in 2025. This was announced on September 20 during the presentation of this project, which is currently the largest American investment in Montenegro.
“As friends, partners and allies, the construction of the new American embassy complex demonstrates the strength and importance of our bilateral relations,” said the U.S. ambassador to the U.S. in Montenegro, Judy Rising Reinke, at the project presentation.
The State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ljubomir Mišurović, described the new embassy building as yet another confirmation of the strategic presence of NATO’s strongest ally in Montenegro, recalling the First Economic Dialogue between Montenegro and the U.S., held on September 16, “as an additional impetus for joint economic cooperation and the good dynamics of bilateral relations overall”.
Podgorica Mayor Ivan Vuković recalled that the first diplomatic relations between Montenegro and the U.S. were established in 1905, and since then, in his view, the two countries have been and remain sincere friends.
At the presentation of the building of the future new U.S. embassy in Podgorica, it was said that around 380 workers from America, Montenegro, and citizens from third countries will be involved in its construction.
The United States has officially been present in Montenegro since 2002, when the U.S. mission building was opened in Podgorica, and it had the status of a consulate until 2006, when it was transformed into an embassy after the independence referendum.