Tim Miller

Executive Director
America Rising PAC
Post Office Box 100088
Arlington, VA 22210
July 23, 2013
Office of Information Programs and Services
ATTN: FOIA Officer
A/GIS/IPS/RL
U. S. Department of State
Washington, D. C. 20522-8100
RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST
Dear Sir or Madam:
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 5 U.S.C. 552, I request copies of all
records of physical and or electronic correspondence, memoranda, scheduled meetings
and records of phone calls regarding the decision to invite Terrence R. McAuliffe,
Charles Wang and Rick Wade, all of whom were executives of GreenTech Automotive, to
a State Department Luncheon on or around February 14, 2012, which was hosted by
Vice President Biden and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to honor Xi Jinping,
then-Vice President, now-President of China.
I also request any information regarding potential private meetings between Mr.
McAuliffe, Mr. Wang and or Mr. Wade and Vice President Biden, Vice President Xi
Jinping, Secretary Clinton and or other State Department officials.
I also request copies of any and all communications or memoranda related to the State
Departments possible involvement in securing Chinese government subsidies for
GreenTech Automotives plant in Ordos, China, securing EB-5 investors for Gulf Coast
Funds Management LLC, or lobbying the Department of Homeland Security on behalf
of either Gulf Coast Funds Management or GreenTech Automotive.
Public reports indicate that Mr. McAuliffe, Mr. Wang and Mr. Wade were invited to
attend a State Department Luncheon on or around February 14, 2012. According to a
GreenTech Automotive press release dated February 14, 2012, Vice President Biden
introduced Mr. McAuliffe and Mr. Wade to Vice President Xi and Mr. McAuliffe and
Mr. Wade had the unique opportunity to speak to Chinas recently elected President 1
about the GreenTech factory in Ordos, China2, an opportunity many of Americas
business people would most likely enjoy. Furthermore, photos from this press release
Xis Election To Presidency Completes Chinas Leadership Transition, The Washington Post, 3/14/13
GreenTech Automotive, GreenTech Automotive Leadership Attends U.S. State Department Luncheon
Honoring Vice President Xi Jinping Of China, Press Release, 2/14/12
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show Mr. McAuliffe, Mr. Wang and Mr. Wade having personal interaction with Vice
Presidents Biden and Jinping, as well as Secretary Clinton:

Recently released documents show that Terry McAuliffe was personally involved in
lobbying the Department of Homeland Security on behalf of GreenTech.3 Furthermore,
The Associated Press reported today that that Gulf Coast Funds Managements LLC,
GreenTech Automotives sister company,4 is part of an investigation into special
treatment from USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas5. This information begs the
question, did Terry McAuliffe use his personal relationship with Secretary Clinton to
gain favor from the State Department?
Please inform me of the total cost of this request, which I will agree to pay after knowing
the total amount. Where exemptions to the Freedom Of Information Act are
discretionary, I ask you not to withhold such records, even if they might qualify for
withholding under the law. If you withhold any records as exempt, please redact the
exempted portions and release the remainder of the records. In any case where you
withhold any records, please explain in writing any such denial.
Thank you for your assistance,

Tim Miller
Executive Director
America Rising PAC

Terry McAuliffe, Letter To Secretary Of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, 12/15/10

GreenTech COO Gary Tang, Email To VEDPs Mike Lehmkuhler, 11/19/2009
5 Alicia Caldwell, Homeland Security Official Probed, The Associated Press, 7/23/13
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