starr, when mr. kyle testified here three months ago, sat right there beside you, gentleman who serveded 23 years in the state department. he said in talking with people, based on my experience, it was a purposesf fufu fuful effort to standards. >> well, i would disagree. >> he has a pretty good record, like you do as well, mr. starr. how many facilities does the state department currently have around the world? >> 275 embassies, consulates and generals composing approximately 1,000 buildings. >> your website says you have 285 u.s. fa scilities worldwide. is that not accurate? >> 275 b and there approximately -- >> okay, of the 275 or 285, whatever number you want to use, are any of those today designateded temporary mission facility or special mission compound? >> no. >> none of them. >> none. >> which sort of brings me back to my question, mr. starr. what was so important about benghazi that we didn't follow our own standards? we didn't follow the waiver process. we created a term not used in any of the

starr, when mr. kyle testified here three months ago, sat right there beside you, gentleman who serveded 23 years in the state department. he said in talking with people, based on my experience, it was a purposesf fufu fuful effort to standards. >> well, i would disagree. >> he has a pretty good record, like you do as well, mr. starr. how many facilities does the state department currently have around the world? >> 275 embassies, consulates and generals composing approximately 1,000 buildings. >> your website says you have 285 u.s. fa scilities worldwide. is that not accurate? >> 275 b and there approximately -- >> okay, of the 275 or 285, whatever number you want to use, are any of those today designateded temporary mission facility or special mission compound? >> no. >> none of them. >> none. >> which sort of brings me back to my question, mr. starr. what was so important about benghazi that we didn't follow our own standards? we didn't follow the waiver process. we created a term not used in any of the

star, mr. kyle testified here just three o months ago sat right there beside you, served 23 years in t the embassy, he said in talkingo with people, it was a purposeful effort to skirt the standards, let me ask it this way -- >> well, i would disagree with mr. kyle. >> well, he has a pretty good record like you do, mr. star.str how many facilities, diplomatic facilities at the state deputy do they have around the world? >> 275 embassies and consulates, and generals, comprising about a thousand buildings. >> your website said u.s -- >> 275, and approximately ten t? special missions -- >> okay, of the 275 or 85, whatever number up want to use are any of those today missi designated a special mission mio facility or special mission compound? >> no. >> none of them. ne >> no. >> which sort of brings me back to my question, mr. star, what was so important about benghazi that we didn't follow our own standards. we didn't follow the waiver process. we created a term that is not used at any of our facilitie

starr, when mr. kyle testified here three months ago, sat right there beside you, gentleman who serveded 23 years in the state department. he said in talking with people, based on my experience, it was a purposesf fufu fuful effort to standards. >> well, i would disagree. >> he has a pretty good record, like you do as well, mr. starr. how many facilities does the state department currently have around the world? >> 275 embassies, consulates and generals composing approximately 1,000 buildings. >> your website says you have 285 u.s. fa scilities worldwide. is that not accurate? >> 275 b and there approximately -- >> okay, of the 275 or 285, whatever number you want to use, are any of those today designateded temporary mission facility or special mission compound? >> no. >> none of them. >> none. >> which sort of brings me back to my question, mr. starr. what was so important about benghazi that we didn't follow our own standards? we didn't follow the waiver process. we created a term not used in any of the