Expand All Collapse All Extent 116 folders, 3,748 pages Summary This collection consists of records concerning Jamie Metzel. Metzel served as the Director of Multilateral and Humanitarian Affairs at the National Security Council (NSC) 1997 to 1998 and Senior Coordinator for International Public Information (IPI) at the Department of State from 1998 to 2000. The records include email, cables, memos, correspondence and reports. The topics covered by these records are IPI, Metzel’s time as White House Fellow, and his work on Presidential Decision Directive 68. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2006-0214-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. A White House Fellow during the Clinton Administration, Jamie Metzl held prominent positions with the National Security Council and the Department of State. He served as Director of Multilateral and Humanitarian Affairs at the NSC from 1997-1998 and in that capacity drafted Presidential Decision Directive PDD-68 on International Public Information (IPI). The magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University helped engineer IPI campaigns for Iraq and Kosovo in the course of his stay at the White House. While at the Department of State from 1998-2000, Metzl was Senior Coordinator for IPI. He currently is Executive Vice President of the Asia Society, an organization dedicated to creating an exemplary Pan-Asia-Pacific leadership development program. FOIA request 2006-0214-F consists of emails, cables, memos, correspondence, and reports dealing primarily with Jamie Metzl’s efforts to make IPI an integral part of NSC’s goal to put the foreign policy of the United States in the best possible light all over the globe. The vast majority of records in this case are electronic in nature and show how Metzl made IPI his own private domain. However, worthwhile documents can be found in several different areas. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains one relevant record. A number of papers describe how an article by Metzl entitled “Information Intervention: When Switching Channels Isn’t Enough” was brought to the attention of President Clinton. Clinton sent a note to Metzl saying he enjoyed reading the piece. The White House Staff and Office Files contain memos, forms, bills, and articles. These materials focus on Metzl’s travels as a White House Fellow and his work on critical information infrastructure policy. In the end, what a researcher could find here would best be characterized as not substantive in nature. Metzl was almost always a participant in these meetings. Although each conference comes with an extensive list of participants, the substance of the discussions receives scant mention. The NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems constitute by far the core of this collection. Metzl, who worked closely with Richard Clarke, is the center of attention in nearly all of the cables and emails. He surely must be viewed as the czar of IPI at the NSC. His hands are literally everywhere with respect to IPI—from the composition of PDD-68 to being a key player in campaigns aimed at the masses in Kosovo and Iraq. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that were responsive to this FOIA request were found in four collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files, Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files, Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails, and Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems. As policy Staff and Office Files are processed at the folder level. That is, individual documents are not selected and removed from a folder for processing. While this method maintains folder integrity, it frequently results in the incidental processing of documents that are not wholly responsive to the subject area. WHORM Subject Files are processed at the document level. The WHORM Subject File was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management and is a series of categories designated by a letter/number combination. A complete listing of the categories with detailed descriptions is provided in our research room. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Email is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential record email. The ARMS dataset is comprised of 6 sub-series of email records called “Buckets.” The buckets include NPR, OPD, POTUS, WHO, CEA, and Default. ARMS emails are arranged chronologically by creation date. Access Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 2201) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions. Copyright Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, USC 101) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Provenance Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Processed by Staff Archivist, 2009. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2010-01-20 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2006-0214-F: Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files-General Box 1 Category Case Number PE010 Scanned: Case Number 252846 [OA/ID 14094] Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files National Security Council Multilateral & Humanitarian Affairs Metzl, Jamie Metzl Chron Files, 1997-1998 [1] [OA/ID 1349] Metzl Chron Files, 1997-1998 [2] [OA/ID 1349] Metzl Chron Files, 1997-1998 [3] [OA/ID 1349] Metzl Chron Files, 1997-1998 [4] [OA/ID 1349] Metzl Chron Files, 1997-1998 [5] [OA/ID 1349] Metzl Chron Files, March-August 1998 [1] [OA/ID 1349] Metzl Chron Files, March-August 1998 [2] [OA/ID 1349] Metzl Chron Files, March-August 1998 [3] [OA/ID 1349] Metzl Chron Files, March-August 1998 [4] [OA/ID 1349] Metzl Chron Files, March-August 1998 [5] [OA/ID 1349] Metzl Chron Files, August-December 1998 [1] [OA/ID 1349] Metzl Chron Files, August-December 1998 [2] [OA/ID 1349] Metzl Chron Files, August-December 1998 [3] [OA/ID 1349] Metzl Chron Files, August-December 1998 [4] [OA/ID 1349] Metzl Chron Files, August-December 1998 [5] [OA/ID 1349] Metzl Chron Files, August-December 1998 [6] [OA/ID 1349] NSC Admin. Baum, Russell FY 98 NSC Staff Travel: Metzl, Jamie [1] [OA/ID 2795] FY 98 NSC Staff Travel: Metzl, Jamie [2] [OA/ID 2795] FY 98 NSC Staff Travel: Metzl, Jamie [3] [OA/ID 2795] Strategic Planning Bobbitt, Philip Metzl – Development of CI [Critical Infrastructure] Policy [1] [OA/ID 1752] Metzl – Development of CI [Critical Infrastructure] Policy [2] [OA/ID 1752] Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email] OPD [Metzl] [07/06/2000 – 07/07/2000] [OA/ID 250000] WHO [Metzl] [09/30/1998 – 10/15/1998] [OA/ID 500000] [05/11/1999 – 12/06/1999] [OA/ID 500000] [01/27/2000 – 04/18/2000] [OA/ID 500000] Default [Metzl] [04/29/1999 – 05/10/1999] [OA/ID 1100000] NSC 1994/08 – 1999/12 [Jamie Metzl] [05/02/1997 – 04/05/1999] [OA/ID 1250000] [04/06/1999 – 04/30/1999] [OA/ID 1250000] [05/04/1999 – 06/10/1999] [OA/ID 1250000] [06/17/1999 – 08/16/1999] [OA/ID 1250000] Box 2 [08/17/1999 – 11/30/1999] [OA/ID 1250000] NSC 2000/01 – 2001/01 [Jamie Metzl] [01/24/2000 – 10/24/2000] [OA/ID 1300000] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems NSC Cables Jan 1995-Dec 1996 [Jamie Metzl] [08/19/1995] [OA/ID 510000] Jan 1997-Dec 1998 [Jamie Metzl] [10/22/1997] [OA/ID 520000] Jan 1999-Dec 2000 [Jamie Metzl] [04/10/1999 – 10/14/1999] [OA/ID 530000] NSC Emails Exchange-Record (Sept 97-Jan 01) [Jamie Metzl] [09/04/1997 – 09/19/1997] [OA/ID 620000] [09/22/1997 – 09/30/1997] [OA/ID 620000] [10/03/1997 – 10/10/1997] [OA/ID 620000] [10/10/1997 – 10/23/1997] [OA/ID 620000] [11/01/1997 – 12/30/1997] [OA/ID 620000] [01/02/1998 – 01/23/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [01/27/1998 – 01/31/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [02/02/1998 – 02/05/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [02/06/1998 – 02/14/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [02/15/1998 – 03/04/1998] [OA/ID 620000] Box 3 [03/04/1998 – 03/06/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [03/06/1998 – 03/11/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [03/12/1998 – 03/30/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [03/31/1998 – 04/27/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [05/04/1998 – 06/29/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [07/05/1998 – 07/06/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [07/07/1998 – 07/10/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [07/10/1998 – 07/13/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [07/14/1998 – 07/16/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [07/16/1998 – 07/30/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [08/03/1998 – 08/05/1998] [OA/ID 620000] Box 4 [08/06/1998 – 08/17/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [08/18/1998 – 08/26/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [09/02/1998 – 09/09/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [09/10/1998 – 09/15/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [09/16/1998 – 09/21/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [09/22/1998 – 09/24/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [09/24/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [09/25/1998 – 09/30/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [10/01/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [10/02/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [10/03/1998 – 10/05/1998] [OA/ID 620000] Box 5 [10/06/1998 – 10/07/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [10/08/1998 – 10/11/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [10/13/1998 – 10/16/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [10/16/1998 – 10/20/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [10/21/1998 – 10/22/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [10/23/1998 – 10/27/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [10/27/1998 – 10/30/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [10/30/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [11/02/1998 – 11/06/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [11/10/1998 – 11/13/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [11/14/1998 – 11/18/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [11/20/1998 – 11/30/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [12/01/1998 – 12/04/1998] [OA/ID 620000] Box 6 [12/07/1998 – 12/17/1998] [OA/ID 620000] [01/15/1999 – 03/02/1999] [OA/ID 620000] [03/03/1999] [OA/ID 620000] [03/04/1999 – 03/22/1999] [OA/ID 620000] [03/23/1999 – 03/27/1999] [OA/ID 620000] [04/05/1999 – 04/11/1999] [OA/ID 620000] [04/12/1999 – 04/29/1999] [OA/ID 620000] [05/06/1999 – 06/30/1999] [OA/ID 620000] [07/12/1999 - 07/21/1999] [OA/ID 620000] [07/22/1999 – 07/31/1999] [OA/ID 620000] [08/02/1999 – 08/15/2000] [OA/ID 620000] Exchange-Non-Record (Mar 97-Jan 01) [Jamie Metzl] [08/08/1997 – 09/15/1997] [OA/ID 630000] [09/16/1997 – 11/05/1997] [OA/ID 630000] Box 7 [11/12/1997 – 12/30/1997] [OA/ID 630000] [01/05/1998 – 01/29/1998] [OA/ID 630000] [02/04/1998 – 03/23/1998] [OA/ID 630000] [04/02/1998 – 05/28/1998] [OA/ID 630000] [06/09/1998 – 07/10/1998] [OA/ID 630000] [07/14/1998 – 08/13/1998] [OA/ID 630000] [08/20/1998 – 09/04/1998] [OA/ID 630000] [09/07/1998 – 09/25/1998] [OA/ID 630000] [10/01/1998 – 10/09/1998] [OA/ID 630000] [10/13/1998 – 10/27/1998] [OA/ID 630000] [10/28/1998 – 11/13/1998] [OA/ID 630000] [11/16/1998 – 11/30/1998] [OA/ID 630000] [12/01/1998 – 12/15/1998] [OA/ID 630000] [01/05/1999 – 01/27/1999] [OA/ID 630000] Box 8 [02/01/1999 – 04/12/1999] [OA/ID 630000] [04/19/1999 – 06/15/1999] [OA/ID 630000] [06/17/1999 – 07/27/1999] [OA/ID 630000] [07/28/1999 – 08/16/1999] [OA/ID 630000] [09/01/1999] [OA/ID 630000] [09/02/1999 – 12/06/1999] [OA/ID 630000] [01/10/2000 – 11/22/2000] [OA/ID 630000]