The American Embassy in Podgorica has begun construction of a new embassy complex worth $296 million, which is expected to be completed in 2025. This was announcedon 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. ambassadorto 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 further confirmation of the strategic presence of NATO’s strongest ally in Montenegro, recalling the First Economic Dialogue between Montenegro and the United States, held on September 16, “as an additional boost to joint economic cooperation and the generally good dynamics of bilateral relations.”
Podgorica Mayor Ivan Vuković recalled that the first diplomatic relations between Montenegro and the United States were established in 1905, and since then, in his view, the two countries have been and remain sincere friends.
At the presentation of the future new U.S. Embassy building in Podgorica, it was said that around 380 workers from America, Montenegro, and third countries will be involved in its construction.
The United States has been officially present in Montenegro since 2002, when the U.S. mission building was opened in Podgorica and had consulate status until 2006, when it was converted into an embassy after the independence referendum.
Соединенные Штаты официально присутствуют в Черногории с 2002 года, когда в Подгорице было открыто здание миссии США, и имело статус консульства до 2006 года, когда оно было преобразовано в посольство после референдума о независимости.