The New Embassy Compound, located in the Sampeteris-Pleskodale neighborhood of Pardagauva, was designed to create a gateway to the United States that combines an appropriate balance of cordiality and security…The embassy showcases a permanent art collection celebrating the exchange of artistic expression between the United States and Latvia through forty-five works by American, Latvian, and Latvian-American artists, curated by OBO’s Office of Art in Embassies. Click the link for the full story http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/09/171703.htm