{"id":19699,"date":"2019-07-25T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017-2021.state.gov\/?post_type=state_bureau&p=19699"},"modified":"2021-01-11T16:03:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T21:03:29","slug":"overseas-buildings-operations","status":"publish","type":"state_bureau","link":"https:\/\/2017-2021.state.gov\/bureaus-offices\/bureau-of-overseas-buildings-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations"},"featured_media":19991,"parent":5896,"menu_order":0,"template":"","state_bureaus":[1082],"state_countries_and_areas":[],"state_policy_issues":[],"state_states":[],"state_subjects":[],"state_author_groups":[1535],"state_rss_feeds":[],"acf":{"tf_display_feat_image_on_related_content":true,"page_subnavigation":"1382","link_button":{"title":"Subscribe","url":"http:\/\/visitor.r20.constantcontact.com\/manage\/optin?v=001d8EWtZhzr9vk2LP58NdScTQkB3xh8MgQtPak2ggYZjmdWSw6Hjj3BVXcLPZCovDo0wUdyb9h8VCs90ZQ6UFCLTtKCJfYnpwN3Q_V5mw0PiM%3D","target":"_blank"},"text_mission_title":"Security, Resilience, and Stewardship","ta_mission_copy":"OBO\u2019s mission is to provide safe, secure, functional, and resilient facilities that represent the U.S. government to the host nation and support the Department\u2019s achievement of U.S. foreign policy objectives abroad. 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