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Capital Security Construction Program


Date: 05/06/2004 Location: Kampala, Uganda Description: The United States Embassy in Kampala, Uganda was the first facility completed under the Capital Security Construction Program authorized by SECCA. The Embassy project was completed in the Spring of 2001. Photographer: Elizabeth Gill Lui - State Dept Image
The United States Embassy in Kampala, Uganda was the first facility completed under the Capital Security Construction Program authorized by SECCA. The Embassy project was completed in the Spring of 2001. Photographer: Elizabeth Gill Lui

Congress directed the Department to use the substantial funding authorized under the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (SECCA) for replacement of facilities at vulnerable posts. The process for identifying and establishing the priorities for these projects begins with review of the Vulnerability List mandated by SECCA. This list, produced each year by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS), ranks facilities according to their vulnerability across a wide variety of security threats using sophisticated methodologies and rigorous evaluation.


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