Embassies for sale! U.S. missions listed globally

Pools, servant rooms and more
Further afield, the State Department is building a new embassy in Nepal, making obsolete the existing 22,700-square foot complex in Katmandu, a sprawling affair that includes an office building, annex and cafeteria, nestled in the foothills of the towering Himalayas.

Vistas at less-elevated altitudes are available from a stone ex-diplomatic home in Taipei, a steal at $2 million that is surrounded by “undeveloped mountain and forest settings” from Taiwan’s adjacent Yang Ming Mountain National Park.

In the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, the expansive former U.S. ambassador’s home, spread over 2.2 acres, is up for sale. In addition to a master suite, four bedrooms with private baths, family room, kitchen, pantry and house manager’s quarters, the residence features a pool, terraces and gardens perfect for black-tie soirees.

Basement rooms for servants are, of course, also part of the $2.1 million package.

Ambassadorial elegance abroad can, however, be found for less.

In Belize City, the five-bedroom, five-bath, 6,000-square-foot home is being sold for $700,000 because the U.S. Embassy and its diplomats have moved to the new capital of Belmopan.

The North King’s Park neighborhood “commands some of the highest prices for residential property” in the main city of what was once British Honduras, the State Department assures prospective buyers.

On the cheaper side ...
A pair of four-bedroom townhouses in Warsaw’s trendy Mokotow district are available for $400,000 each, as are nearly twin homes in Lima, Peru for $215,000 a pop.

In Nicaragua and Mali, former embassy compounds are also for sale, asking prices $2 million and $2.1 million respectively, with the Bamako property including two parcels with a cultural center and snack bar.

In Indonesia, $550,000 will get you a 107-year-old single family home dating back to the Dutch colonial era near a commercial corridor filled with new restaurants, cafes and offices.

If commercial space is what you need in the Thai capital, the State Department has a 78.5-acre vacant lot south of Bangkok near the new international airport amid several major roadways now under construction. Yours for only $2 million.

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