US diplomat criticizes policy of building ?fortress-like? embassies at huge cost

US diplomat sees post-9/11 embassies as too costly WARSAW, Poland ? The outgoing U.S. ambassador to Poland is criticizing the “fortress-like” construction of American embassies worldwide since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, saying they are built at a huge cost to U.S. taxpayers and often send an unfriendly message to non-Americans. Victor Ashe was appointed by U.S. [...]

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