America’s Diplomatic Architecture Abroad: A Brief History - The National Museum of American Diplomacy https://t.co/Im7KKbEwue
— TSB (@TweetingTSB) May 11, 2023
Ben Franklin was on his own to find a place to work in Paris, and so were his fellow ambassadors until the Foreign Buildings Act of 1928 created a legal authority for State to own properties abroad.
Now, there are so many diplomatic properties abroad - in every country but Iran and North Korea - that State has a Bureau to manage them, and a program to protect our cultural heritage in embassy art and architecture.
If you'll be in town around noon on May 18, please consider coming to the NMAD for a presentation on the history of diplomatic architecture.
(p.s. That funny round building is our embassy in Dublin.)