Embassy Security Scrutinized

As officials in Kenya work to sift through the wreckage of the U.S. embassy destroyed in a terrorist bombing last week, U.S. Ambassador Prudence Bushnell said the embassy would be moved to another location in Nairobi. She pledged, however, that the United States would not pull its diplomats from Kenya.

"We are not leaving Kenya," she told a news conference. "We are members of the Nairobi community, and we have to stay as members of the Nairobi community, even as today we mourn our dead and we pray for our injured."

In Dar es Salaam, the site of a second Aug. 7 bombing, U.S. officials raised the American flag over a temporary embassy in a ceremony on Friday morning. Charge d'Affaires John Lange said U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright would almost certainly visit Tanzania next week.

Officials said Albright is considering a trip to Africa, but her schedule is tight and it is not yet known whether that will be possible.

Meanwhile, State Department officials in the United States are working to beef up security at many of its embassies. At a briefing for reporters Thursday, U.S. officials said all embassies are operating in some fashion, although two are operating with essential personnel only, providing limited services.

However, the State Department announced Friday morning that the U.S. Embassy in Tirana, Albania, is temporarily suspending normal operations.

"Given the declarations by Islamic extremists against the United States and its citizens and press reports alleging the U.S. government's participation in the recent apprehension of several Islamic extremists, it is possible that the U.S. embassy's facilities in Tirana, Albania, could be among the targets of a terrorist attack," the department said in a press release.

"In light of this information, the U.S. embassy in Tirana is temporarily suspending normal operations."

The goal is to bring all embassies into compliance with the recommendations of the Inman Commission, convened to examine embassy security after bombings at embassies in Kuwait and Lebanon. CBS News Correspondent Sharyl Atkisson reports that there are 26 "Inman" embassies, most built after 1986 at a cost of $30 to $100 million per embassy.

Officials won't list them on the basis that it could jeopardize those embassies that have not been brought up to Inman standards. Officials are considering asking Congress for emergency funds to rebuild the ruined embassies and improve security at some others. The president also is considering, officials said, compensation for the victims of their bombings and their families.