Security concerns voiced by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security before the completion of construction were overruled by its parent agency , the U.S. Department of State . In the aftermath of the 1998 embassy bombings in Africa , there was serious consideration given at the time about whether the new U.S. Embassy should be completed , especially considering the large amount of glass on one side of the new Chancery that faced a public street . The cost of not finishing and moving into the new Chancery , in terms of money and political capital , could not be overcome
1998 embassy bombings
1998 United States embassy bombings
Embassy of the United States, Ottawa