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September 2, 2011

Bechtel Statement About Former Ambassador Welch

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Iva Zagar Corporate Media Contact

Bechtel Corporation today issued a formal statement in response to recent news reports regarding David Welch:

"Any comments or activities attributed to former Ambassador David Welch about the situation in Libya are of a personal nature and unrelated to Bechtel business activities," said Bechtel spokesperson Michelle Michael.

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Bechtel is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world’s infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.  

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