Original building at the U.S. Embassy Jakarta, 1970. The original building was designed by
Czech architect
Antonin Raymond and
Ladislav Rado. They began work on the design in 1953. The preliminary design for the embassy was criticized by
Sukarno, first
president of Indonesia. He felt that the small two-story design they produced suggested that the post was unimportant to the United States. He wished to have a larger and more prominent building constructed. Sukarno, however, ultimately accepted the design after small alterations were made, in part due to pressure directed at him by the
U.S. State Department.
New building The
US Ambassador to Indonesia,
Scot Marciel, announced the construction of a new embassy in July 2012. The new embassy will include a 10-story
chancery building, parking garage, building extension, utility building,
consular waiting area, three entrance facilities and restoration of a historic building which the Indonesian delegation occupied during negotiations with the
Dutch in 1949.
communism, and the
War in Afghanistan. Between 2002 and 2023, the sidewalk directly in front of the embassy had been restricted for pedestrian access with
barbed wire, due to security reasons. Public access was reestablished in June 2023 following public complaints. ==See also==