United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-04-13 monographic deposited born digital 42 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-477 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-477 P0b002ee180385193 f:d01477 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-477 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-477 GAO-01-477 Cost effectiveness analysis Embassies Facility security Parking facilities Federal property Real estate sales Paris (France) Other Written Product A00795 The U.S. government owns a 0.4-acre lot adjoining the U.S. ambassador's residence in a prime location in Paris, France. In 1998, the State Department's Office of the Inspector General reported that the property was underused and that continuing to park embassy vehicles on this high-value property was not economically justified. State's decision in February 2000 to continue using the lot for parking was not based on a full consideration of security needs, secure parking alternatives, and the merits of selling the property. French authorities have indicated that the property is valuable and marketable. At a time when the State Department has billions of dollars of security construction and maintenance needs at its embassies and consulates around the world, the sale of the parking lot in Paris, France, should receive serious consideration if State can arrange alternative, cost-effective, and secure parking for official vehicles and if a purchaser would pay $10 million for the lot. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-477/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-477.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-477/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-477.pdf GAO-01-477 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-477 Other Written Product GAO-01-477; State Department: Decision to Retain Embassy Parking Lot in Paris, France, Should Be Revisited; Cost effectiveness analysis Embassies Facility security Parking facilities Federal property Real estate sales Paris (France) Public Law 106-533 H. Rept. 106-1005