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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Good day, all,</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>As I discussed with several of you during
the conference last week, there is a very good resource (which includes, among
other things, contact information for all of the embassies based in </span></font><st1:place><st1:City><font
  size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:navy'>Washington</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=navy
 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>, </span></font><st1:State><font
  size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:navy'>DC</span></font></st1:State></st1:place><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>)
entitled the </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>DIRECTORY OF MARYLAND ETHNIC ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES<font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>. It is </span></font>available <font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>(for free, last I checked) </span></font>from
the Maryland Office for New Americans at:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Department of Human Resources<br>
311 </span></font><st1:Street><st1:address><font size=2 face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>W. Saratoga Street</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
</span></font><st1:place><st1:City><font size=2 face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Baltimore</span></font></st1:City><font
 size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><st1:State><font
  size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Maryland</span></font></st1:State><font
 size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><st1:PostalCode><font
  size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>21201</span></font></st1:PostalCode></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>sm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Scott McGinnis</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Executive Director</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>National Council of Organizations of Less
Commonly Taught Languages</span></font><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Associate, LCTLs</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>National Foreign </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font
  size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:
  yes'>Language</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font size=2 face=Arial><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
  size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:
  yes'>Center</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span style='mso-no-proof:
yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street><st1:address><font size=2 face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>7100 Baltimore
  Avenue, Suite 410</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place><st1:City><font size=2 face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>College Park</span></font></st1:City><font
 size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:
 yes'>, </span></font><st1:State><font size=2 face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>MD</span></font></st1:State><font
 size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:
 yes'> </span></font><st1:PostalCode><font size=2 face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>20740</span></font></st1:PostalCode></st1:place><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Voice: 301-403-1750
x35       Fax: 301-403-1754</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:smcginnis@nflc.org">smcginnis@nflc.org</a>
OR <a href="mailto:sm167@umail.umd.edu">sm167@umail.umd.edu</a></span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>WWW: <a href="http://www.councilnet.org">www.councilnet.org</a>
OR www.nflc.org</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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