{"id":25339,"date":"2024-07-15T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/?page_id=25339"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:51:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:51:37","slug":"us-embassy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/us-embassy\/","title":{"rendered":"EMBASSY OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-25339\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-25339-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-25339-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-25339-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">WHERE IS IT?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The Embassy of the United States of America is located in Dedinje at Bulevar kneza Aleksandra Kara\u0111or\u0111evi\u0107a 92, the Royal Court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-25339-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-25339-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2832.407660278452!2d20.450674075720137!3d44.77249377932476!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x475a704985514103%3A0xeca0aba8444d1040!2sEmbassy%20of%20the%20United%20States%20of%20America!5e0!3m2!1sen!2srs!4v1721060343710!5m2!1sen!2srs\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-25339-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-25339-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div 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src=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_0420.jpg\" class=\"sow-slider-background-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_0420.jpg 2124w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_0420-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_0420-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_0420-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_0420-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_0420-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_0420-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2124px) 100vw, 2124px\" \/>\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_0442-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2414px) 100vw, 2414px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"sow-slider-pagination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"0\" aria-label=\"Display slide 1\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"1\" aria-label=\"Display slide 2\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"2\" aria-label=\"Display slide 3\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"next\" aria-label=\"Next slide\" data-action=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-right\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"previous\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\" data-action=\"prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-left\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-25339-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-25339-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-25339-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">THE HISTORY<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Political relations between the Principality of Serbia and the USA began with the signing of the consular and trade agreement in 1881. Diplomatic relations were established in November 1882 when the U.S. legation in Belgrade, led by Consul Eugene Schuyler, presented its credentials to King Milan Obrenovi\u0107.<br \/>\nThe original embassy building was located at 50 Kneza Milo\u0161a Street, where it was housed from 1950.\u00a0 However, in response to the need for increased space and improved security, efforts commenced to find a new location. On February 21, 2008, during protests following Kosovo's declaration of independence, the American embassy was set ablaze, resulting in the tragic loss of one life. Following a protracted legal process, the court ultimately sentenced the individuals responsible for the arson to several months of suspended sentences.The State Department also stated at that time that it was important to bring to justice not only those who participated in the attack but also, as they put it, those who were in power and ordered the withdrawal of police from the checkpoints near the embassy.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, the building of the former embassy has undergone a comprehensive renovation and has been transformed into a luxurious mixed-use complex, combining residential and commercial spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The suburb of Dedinje was chosen due to its good position. After two and a half years of construction, the new embassy building opened in 2013. The conceptual design was created by the renowned american firm in consultation with experts from the City Institute for the Protection of Monuments and architect \u0110or\u0111e Bobi\u0107. The old building on Kneza Milo\u0161a Street was demolished in 2017 after the land was sold to forign investors.<br \/>\nAfter World War II, the villa at 44 U\u017ei\u010dka Street became the residence of the U.S. ambassador. Designed in the style of academic architecture by architect Vojin Simeonovi\u0107, the villa originally belonged to Nikola Uzunovi\u0107, who served twice as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-25339-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-25339-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"attachment_25358\" style=\"width: 1610px\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25358 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-002.jpg\" alt=\"Poseta u\u010desnika projekta Ambasadi SAD-a 6.03.2024.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-002.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-002-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-002-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-002-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-002-50x38.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participant of the Beotura project at the U.S. Embassy with Cultural Affairs Officer Holly Zardus, March 6, 2024.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_29973\" style=\"width: 2570px\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0442-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29973 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0442-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0442-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0442-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0442-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0442-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0442-1536x990.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0442-2048x1320.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0442-50x32.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nekada\u0161nja ameri\u010dka ambasada, sada rekonstruisan poslovno-stambeni kompleks<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-25339-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-25339-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-25339-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">THE DESIGN<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The embassy takes up 14,000 square meters and includes seven buildings. In addition to the main embassy building, the complex contains a smaller building that serves as a residence for the Marine corps who reside for periods typically ranging from 6 to 18 months. The visa application process takes place in a building separate from other embassy premises. The other outside areas include basketball and tennis courts for employees' physical activities, as well as barbecue and celebration spaces.<br \/>\nThe design of the Chancery, the most prominent and defining building within the embassy campus, aims to achieve excellence in neo-modernist architectural design. Marble and granite fa\u00e7ades with subtle variations in stone sizes, textures, and rhythm enhance the building's volumetric massing.The entrance fa\u00e7ade canopies and the shading devices  feature delicate metal detailing, enhancing a sense of refinement.<br \/>\nThe project is LEED\u00ae Certified, obtaining credits in Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, and Indoor Environmental Quality. The embassy complex is the first building in the region to meet the \"green building\" sustainability standards. <\/p>\n<p>Green spaces make up forty-two percent of the embassy's property.<\/p>\n<p>The interior of the main embassy building consists of three floors. The first floor houses cultural and educational sectors, including student exchange programs. The large lobby includes workspaces, a cafeteria, a canteen, and a store where American employees can purchase products from the USA. The ambassador's office is on the second floor, and the offices of other sectors are on the third floor.<br \/>\nThe interior is decorated in minimalist style. Above the main entrance is an interesting artwork made from branches collected from the streets of Belgrade. The corridors are adorned with flags of allied states and artworks by Serbian artists such as Marina Abramovi\u0107, Cile Marinkovi\u0107, and others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-25339-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-25339-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C456g_VMed6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C456g_VMed6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C456g_VMed6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by BEOgradska avanTURA (@beotura)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-25339-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-25339-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-25339-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">BILATERAL RELATIONS<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Relations between Serbia and the USA have a long tradition. The first steps towards establishing diplomatic relations were made by signing the Consular Convention and the Trade Agreement between the Principality of Serbia and the United States in 1881. Diplomatic relations were established in November 1882 when the U.S. legation, led by Consul Eugene Schuyler, arrived in Belgrade.<br \/>\nThe diplomatic relations were developed in an era when both states were plagued by extreme instability, including political assassinations and wars. Just four years after President Lincoln was murdered, near the end of bloody Civil War, Prince Mihajlo Obrenovic was shot and killed while walking through Kosutnjak Park.<br \/>\nSchuyler, along with another American, John Kasson, played a vital role in convincing Washington of the need to support Serbia. Kasson, who was based in Vienna at the time, urged Washington to establish a trade relationship to help Serbia escape Austro-Hungarian commercial domination. \u201cSerbia is struggling to establish its independence with the civilization of Western Europe, under many difficulties arriving from powerful intervening neighbors,\u201d Kasson wrote to Washington.<br \/>\nThe treaties drafted by Schuyler, Kasson, and their Serbian counterparts were sent to Washington for review in late June 1881. Days later, the Department of State sent a telegram approving the text of the treaties. Schuyler quickly traveled from his post in Bucharest to Belgrade, signing the consular and commercial treaties on October 14 with Serbia\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, \u010cedomilj Mijatovi\u0107.<br \/>\nIt would be one more year before the U.S. Senate fully approved the treaty, at which point Schuyler presented his diplomatic credentials to King Milan alongside \u201cthe sincere wishes of the American people for the peace and welfare of the Serbian nation, whose longing for independence, after centuries of struggle, have at last been realized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During World War II, due to the German occupation of Yugoslavia, the American legation moved to London in 1941. The legation in Belgrade was elevated to an embassy in 1942, and the then U.S. envoy to the Yugoslav government, Anthony Drexel Biddle Jr., became the ambassador. In subsequent years, the embassy, along with the Yugoslav government, moved to Egypt, then back to London, and finally returned to Belgrade in 1945 after the war ended.<br \/>\nFollowing the allied relations in World War I and World War II, the period from 1945 to 1948 saw a cooling of relations between Yugoslavia and the USA. After the conflict between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union, political cooperation with the USA intensified. During the Cold War, due to Yugoslavia's non-aligned policy, there were numerous meetings between Tito and U.S. presidents such as Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, and Carter. Military cooperation was established in 1951, and an agreement between the two governments defined military aid to the Yugoslav army in the form of military technology, weapons, tanks, and aircraft. A year later, cooperation in science and technology was established.<br \/>\nIn the 1960s and 1970s, relations between the USA and Yugoslavia were highly successful, and President Josip Broz Tito met with every American president except Lyndon Johnson. During this era, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford made official visits to Yugoslavia, while Tito visited the USA as a guest of John F. Kennedy and Jimmy Carter.<\/p>\n<p>George F. Kennan, a distinguished American diplomat and foreign policy expert, made a significant contribution to strengthening American-Yugoslav relations. Serving as the U.S. ambassador to Yugoslavia from 1961 to 1963, Kennan demonstrated a profound understanding of international diplomacy, advocating for U.S. economic support to bolster the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) as it navigated the crisis brought on by the severing of close political ties with the Soviet Union. On June 13, 2022, a commemorative plaque honoring Kennan\u2019s tenure as ambassador was unveiled at the former site of the U.S. embassy on Knez Milo\u0161 Street in Belgrade.<\/p>\n<p>Virologist Albert Sabin, who discovered the polio vaccine, visited Yugoslavia, donated virus strains to the Torlak Institute in Belgrade, leading to the production of the polio vaccine in Yugoslavia. Cooperation also extended to nuclear and space research, with Yugoslavia hosting the Apollo 11 mission team three months after their return from the moon, and Tito visiting NASA. Art, culture, and films were quickly incorporated into Yugoslav public life, with Hollywood actors participating in Yugoslav films, the expansion of trade chains, and advertisements featuring American themes.<br \/>\nRelations between the SFRY and the USA continued uninterrupted until 1992, when international sanctions were imposed on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The USA closed its embassy in Belgrade a day before the NATO bombing on March 23, 1999. Relations were reestablished after October 2000 through an exchange of letters between President Bill Clinton and Vojislav Ko\u0161tunica, and the embassy reopened in 2001, with William Montgomery as the ambassador<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-25339-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-25339-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"attachment_25387\" style=\"width: 1375px\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6209.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25387 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"1903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6209.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6209-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6209-735x1024.jpg 735w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6209-768x1071.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6209-1102x1536.jpg 1102w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6209-36x50.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A picture of American President John F. Kennedy to President Josip Broz Tito, Museum of Yugoslavia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25384\" style=\"width: 1869px\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6208.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25384 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1859\" height=\"2524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6208.jpg 1859w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6208-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6208-754x1024.jpg 754w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6208-768x1043.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6208-1131x1536.jpg 1131w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6208-1508x2048.jpg 1508w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6208-37x50.jpg 37w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1859px) 100vw, 1859px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A picture of American President Gerald Ford with a note to President Josip Broz Tito, Museum of Yugoslavia.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-25339-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-25339-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-25339-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Written by <em>Nina Vojvodi\u0107, Viktor Rai\u010devi\u0107 and Mila Keserovi\u0107<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-25339-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Embassy of the United States of America is located in Dedinje at Bulevar kneza Aleksandra Kara\u0111or\u0111evi\u0107a 92, the Royal Court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25339","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"wppr_data":{"cwp_meta_box_check":"No"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25339"}],"version-history":[{"count":101,"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29977,"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25339\/revisions\/29977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}