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Meeting Minutes - US Department of State

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other than <strong>State</strong> that participate in our facilities,<br />

security will never go away. It may have a<br />

different view about it, but we are going to have to<br />

be concerned about security.<br />

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In our said approach, we have tried to take<br />

advantage <strong>of</strong> that. First <strong>of</strong> all, we went from a<br />

corner on Main Street to ten acres <strong>of</strong> property away.<br />

Sort <strong>of</strong> balancing and going against the grain <strong>of</strong><br />

being close, upfront and close to other activities,<br />

we just simply couldn't plan for the future on Main<br />

Street because Main Street can only accommodate so<br />

much.<br />

Have you noticed we have been taking some<br />

creeps to make certain that OBO was not locked into<br />

just the framework around security? We have stepped<br />

out in the sustainable and the environmental world<br />

or trying to go green. That connects to something<br />

else which is totally foreign from security.<br />

And you presented some good ideas today<br />

because we want to try to put a spin on it that the<br />

good suggestion that Nancy suggested before lunch,<br />

on this sustainable and environmental piece.<br />

We have deliberately in our preambles and<br />

in our way <strong>of</strong> doing business elected not to call<br />

what we are building an embassy or consulate. Now,<br />

Free <strong>State</strong> Reporting, Inc.<br />

1378 Cape St. Claire Road<br />

Annapolis, MD 21409<br />

(410) 974-0947

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