U.S. Embassy To Vatican Will Be Moved, Not Closed
Religion News Service | By Sarah Pulliam Bailey Posted: 11/26/2013 5:10 pm EST | Updated: 11/27/2013 7:40 am EST
(RNS) The United States will move its Vatican embassy into a building on the compound of the larger American Embassy to Italy, a shift that has drawn criticism from former U.S. envoys.
Security and cost savings were behind the move, as the State Department estimates it will save $1.4 million a year by moving from the current building.
It will not downsize any embassy personnel, a State Department official told reporters Monday (Nov. 25). At the time, the official did not have total budget information of both embassies at hand. The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See has seven U.S. diplomatic personnel, and the U.S. Embassy to Italy has 63 diplomatic personnel.
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Religion News Service | By Sarah Pulliam Bailey Posted: 11/26/2013 5:10 pm EST | Updated: 11/27/2013 7:40 am EST
(RNS) The United States will move its Vatican embassy into a building on the compound of the larger American Embassy to Italy, a shift that has drawn criticism from former U.S. envoys.
Security and cost savings were behind the move, as the State Department estimates it will save $1.4 million a year by moving from the current building.
It will not downsize any embassy personnel, a State Department official told reporters Monday (Nov. 25). At the time, the official did not have total budget information of both embassies at hand. The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See has seven U.S. diplomatic personnel, and the U.S. Embassy to Italy has 63 diplomatic personnel.
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