Expand All Collapse All Extent 270 folders, approximately 39,654 pages Summary This collection contains records from Alexander Vershbow, National Security Council European Affairs Senior Director. These records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, briefing and meeting materials, schedules, newspaper articles, emails, and notes regarding Bosnia and the enlargement of NATO. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2016-0156-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. FOIA 2016-0156-F contains the National Security Council (NSC) files of Alexander “Sandy” Vershbow, Senior Director for European Affairs from 1994 through 1997. Vershbow came to the NSC as Senior Director for European Affairs in June 1994. As Senior Director in the European Directorate, Vershbow was responsible for U.S. policy toward Western and Southern Europe, NATO, the European Union, as well as the conflict in the Balkans. Before his work at the NSC, Vershbow had served in a variety of Department of State positions, including Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs and Director of the State Department’s Office of Soviet Union Affairs. After leaving the NSC, Vershbow moved back to the Department of State, first as U.S. Ambassador to NATO from 1998 to 2001, then U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2001 to 2005, and finally as U.S. Ambassador to South Korea from 2005 to 2008. In 2009, he was nominated by President Obama to serve as the Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs in the Department of Defense. By 2012, he left the Department of Defense to be the Deputy Secretary General of NATO and the first American to serve in such a position. As of September 2016, he remains the Deputy Secretary General in Brussels. The records responsive to this FOIA consist of the remainder of Alexander Vershbow’s systematically processed NSC files. These files include copies of the NSC Records Management numbered documents that he received or worked on during his time in the Clinton Administration. The files also contain correspondence, memorandums, briefing materials, press materials, and notes concerning a variety of European issues, most significantly regarding the crisis in the Balkans and the enlargement of NATO. A large number of notepads containing Vershbow’s handwritten notes were processed in response to this FOIA request. However, all of these have been withheld in whole for national security reasons. The researcher should note that a majority of records related to this FOIA case are also closed for national security reasons. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in this collection area—Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files. Staff and Office files were maintained at the folder level by staff members within their individual offices and document all levels of administration activity. 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. Access Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 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 (17 U.S.C. Chapter 1) 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, 2016. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2017-01-11 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2016-0156-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files National Security Council European Affairs Vershbow, Alexander Bosnia, 6/15/1994-7/25/1994 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, 7/25/1994-9/13/1994 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, 9/16/1994-10/25/1994 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, 10/26/1994-11/24/1994 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, 11/28/1994-1/5/1995 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 2/3/1995-2/27/1995 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1187] Box 2 Bosnia, 2/28/1995-3/20/1995 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, 3/20/1995-4/28/1995 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, 5/1/1995-5/28/1995 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, 5/29/1995-7/1/1995 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 7/3/1995-7/20/1995 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 7/20/1995-8/2/1995 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Box 3 Bosnia, 8/2/1995-8/22/1995 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 8/23/1995-9/11/1995 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] National Security Council European Affairs Vershbow, Alexander Bosnia, 9/12/1995-10/2/1995 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 10/2/1995-10/24/1995 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 10/25/1995-11/15/1995 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Box 4 Bosnia, 11/13/1995-12/28/1995 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 12/28/1995-2/12/1996 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 2/13/1996-3/29/1996 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 3/30/1996-5/9/1996 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 5/10/1996-6/12/1996 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Box 5 Bosnia, 6/12/1996-7/26/1996 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 7/29/1996-9/19/1996 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 9/20/1996-10/24/1996 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 10/25/1996-11/20/1996 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 11/21/1996-1/9/1997 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Box 6 Bosnia, 1/10/1997-2/5/1997 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 2/5/1997-2/19/1997 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 2/21/1997-3/26/1997 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 3/28/1997-5/3/1997 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 5/5/1997-6/14/1997 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Box 7 Bosnia, 6/16/1997-7/22/1997 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Bosnia, 7/8/1997-8/28/1997 [Notebook] [OA/ID 1188] Box 8 Bosnia, Early October 1995 [1] [OA/ID 1078] Bosnia, Early October 1995 [2] [OA/ID 1078] Bosnia, Early October 1995 [3] [OA/ID 1078] Bosnia, Early October 1995 [4] [OA/ID 1078] Bosnia, Early October 1995 [5] [OA/ID 1078] Bosnia, Late October 1995 [1] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, Late October 1995 [2] [OA/ID 1187] Box 9 Bosnia, Late October 1995 [3] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, Late October-Early November 1995 [1] [OA/ID 1078] Bosnia, Late October-Early November 1995 [2] [OA/ID 1078] Bosnia, Early November 1995 [1] [OA/ID 1078] Bosnia, Early November 1995 [2] [OA/ID 1078] Bosnia, Early November 1995 [3] [OA/ID 1078] Bosnia, Late November 1995 [1] [OA/ID 1078] Box 10 Bosnia, Late November 1995 [2] [OA/ID 1078] Bosnia, Late November 1995 [3] [OA/ID 1078] Bosnia, Early December 1995 [1] [OA/ID 1078] National Security Council European Affairs Vershbow, Alexander Bosnia, Early December 1995 [2] [OA/ID 1078] Bosnia, Early December 1995 [3] [OA/ID 1078] Bosnia, Early December 1995 [4] [OA/ID 1078] Bosnia, Late December 1995 [1] [OA/ID 1078] Box 11 Bosnia, Late December 1995 [2] [OA/ID 1078] Bosnia, January 1996 [1] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, January 1996 [2] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, January 1996 [3] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, January 1996 [4] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, January 1996 [5] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, February 1996 [1] [OA/ID 1187] Box 12 Bosnia, February 1996 [2] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, February 1996 [3] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, February 1996 [4] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, February 1996 [5] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, February 1996 [6] [OA/ID 1187] Bosnia, March 1996 [1] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, March 1996 [2] [OA/ID 902] Box 13 Bosnia, March 1996 [3] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, March 1996 [4] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, March 1996 [5] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, March 1996 [6] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, April 1996 [1] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, April 1996 [2] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, April 1996 [3] [OA/ID 902] Box 14 Bosnia, April 1996 [4] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, May 1996 [1] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, May 1996 [2] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, May 1996 [3] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, May 1996 [4] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, May 1996 [5] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, May 1996 [6] [OA/ID 902] Box 15 Bosnia, May 1996 [7] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, Early June 1996 [1] [OA/ID 901] Bosnia, Early June 1996 [2] [OA/ID 901] Bosnia, Early June 1996 [3] [OA/ID 901] Bosnia, Late June 1996 [1] [OA/ID 901] Bosnia, Late June 1996 [2] [OA/ID 901] Box 16 Bosnia, Late June 1996 [3] [OA/ID 901] Bosnia, Early July 1996 [1] [OA/ID 851] National Security Council European Affairs Vershbow, Alexander Bosnia, Early July 1996 [2] [OA/ID 851] Bosnia, Early-to-Mid July 1996 [1] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, Early-to-Mid July 1996 [2] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, Late July 1996 [1] [OA/ID 851] Bosnia, Late July 1996 [2] [OA/ID 851] Box 17 Bosnia, Late July 1996 [3] [OA/ID 851] Bosnia, August 1996 [1] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, August 1996 [2] [OA/ID 902] Bosnia, Early October 1996 [1] [OA/ID 901] Bosnia, Early October 1996 [2] [OA/ID 901] Bosnia, Early October 1996 [3] [OA/ID 901] Bosnia, Late October 1996 [1] [OA/ID 901] Box 18 Bosnia, Late October 1996 [2] [OA/ID 901] Bosnia, Late October 1996 [3] [OA/ID 901] Bosnia, Late October 1996 [4] [OA/ID 901] Bosnia, Early November 1996 [1] [OA/ID 1189] Bosnia, Early November 1996 [2] [OA/ID 1189] Bosnia, Early November 1996 [3] [OA/ID 1189] Bosnia, Late November 1996 [1] [OA/ID 901] Box 19 Bosnia, Late November 1996 [2] [OA/ID 901] Bosnia, December 1996 [1] [OA/ID 1189] Bosnia, December 1996 [2] [OA/ID 1189] Bosnia, December 1996 [3] [OA/ID 1189] Bosnia, Early January 1997 [OA/ID 1189] Bosnia, Late January 1997 [1] [OA/ID 1189] Bosnia, Late January 1997 [2] [OA/ID 1189] Box 20 Bosnia, Late January 1997 [3] [OA/ID 1189] Bosnia, Late January 1997 [4] [OA/ID 1189] Bosnia, February 1997 [1] [OA/ID 1076] Bosnia, February 1997 [2] [OA/ID 1076] Bosnia, February 1997 [1] [OA/ID 1189] Bosnia, February 1997 [2] [OA/ID 1189] Bosnia, February 1997 [3] [OA/ID 1189] Box 21 Bosnia, March 1997 [1] [OA/ID 895] Bosnia, March 1997 [2] [OA/ID 895] Bosnia, March 1997 [3] [OA/ID 895] Bosnia, April 1997 [OA/ID 895] Bosnia, May 1997 [1] [OA/ID 896] Bosnia, May 1997 [2] [OA/ID 896] Bosnia, June 1997 [OA/ID 895] National Security Council European Affairs Vershbow, Alexander Box 22 Bosnia, July 1997 [1] [OA/ID 895] Bosnia, July 1997 [2] [OA/ID 895] [Bosnia]-Alexander Vershbow Chron [1] [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Alexander Vershbow Chron [2] [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, January 1996 [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, February 1996 [OA/ID 1072] Box 23 [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, March 1996 [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, April 1996 [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, May 1996 [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, June 1996 [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, July 1996 [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, August 1996 [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, September 1996 [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, October 1996 [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, November 1996 [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, December 1996 [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, January 1997 [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, February 1997 [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, March 1997 [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, April 1997 [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, May/June 1997 [1] [OA/ID 1072] Box 24 [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, May/June 1997 [2] [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia]-Vershbow Chron Files, July/August 1997 [OA/ID 1072] [Bosnia Implementation Plan] [Binder] [1] [OA/ID 1076] [Bosnia Implementation Plan] [Binder] [2] [OA/ID 1076] Dayton Peace Agreement-Questions and Answers [Binder] [1] [OA/ID 1190] Dayton Peace Agreement-Questions and Answers [Binder] [2] [OA/ID 1190] Dayton Peace Agreement-Questions and Answers [Binder] [3] [OA/ID 1190] Don Bandler/U.S-EU Summit [Binder] [OA/ID 1190] European Security, Fall 1994 [OA/ID 900] Box 25 European Security/NATO Expansion, December 1994-January 1995 [1] [OA/ID 900] European Security/NATO Expansion, December 1994-January 1995 [2] [OA/ID 900] European Security/NATO Expansion, December 1994-January 1995 [3] [OA/ID 900] European Security Working Group, 1994 [1] [OA/ID 1073] European Security Working Group, 1994 [2] [OA/ID 1073] Box 26 European Security Working Group, 1994 [3] [OA/ID/1073] NATO, February/March 1995 [OA/ID 899] NATO, June 1995 [1] [OA/ID 899] NATO, June 1995 [2] [OA/ID 899] NATO, January-April 1996 [1] [OA/ID 899] NATO, January-April 1996 [2] [OA/ID 899] National Security Council European Affairs Vershbow, Alexander NATO, January-April 1996 [3] [OA/ID 899] Box 27 NATO, January-April 1996 [4] [OA/ID 899] NATO, July/August 1996 [1] [OA/ID 899] NATO, July/August 1996 [2] [OA/ID 899] NATO, August/September 1996 [1] [OA/ID 899] NATO, August/September 1996 [2] [OA/ID 899] NATO, August/September 1996 [3] [OA/ID 899] NATO, October/November 1996 [1] [OA/ID 901] NATO, October/November 1996 [2] [OA/ID 901] Box 28 NATO, Late November-December 1996 [1] [OA/ID 1189] NATO, Late November-December 1996 [2] [OA/ID 1189] NATO, January 1997 [1] [OA/ID 899] NATO, January 1997 [2] [OA/ID 899] NATO, January 1997 [3] [OA/ID 899] NATO, January 1997 [4] [OA/ID 899] NATO Expansion and Russia [OA/ID 1073] NATO-Russia, February 1997 [OA/ID 900] Box 29 NATO-Russia, March 1997 [OA/ID 900] NATO Working Group [1] [OA/ID 1073] NATO Working Group [2] [OA/ID 1073] POTUS Trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, July 11-12, 1997 [Binder] [OA/ID 895] POTUS Trip to Madrid, Spain for NATO Summit, July 7-10, 1997 [Binder] [1] [OA/ID 895] POTUS Trip to Madrid, Spain for NATO Summit, July 7-10, 1997 [Binder] [2] [OA/ID 895] President Clinton’s Trip to Italy, June 1-4, 1994 [Binder] [OA/ID 900] Box 30 U.S./EU Summit, Washington, DC, June 12, 1996 [OA/ID 900] Vershbow Chron Files, September 1994 [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, October 1994 [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, November 1994 [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, December 1994 [1] [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, December 1994 [2] [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, January 1995 [OA/ID 700] Box 31 Vershbow Chron Files, February 1995 [1] [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, February 1995 [2] [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, March 1995 [1] [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, March 1995 [2] [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, April 1995 [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, May 1995 [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, June 1995 [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, July 1995 [1] [OA/ID 700] National Security Council European Affairs Vershbow, Alexander Box 32 Vershbow Chron Files, July 1995 [2] [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, August 1995 [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, September 1995 [1] [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, September 1995 [2] [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, October 1995 [1] [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, October 1995 [2] [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, October/November/December 1995 [1] [OA/ID 849] Box 33 Vershbow Chron Files, October/November/December 1995 [2] [OA/ID 849] Vershbow Chron Files, October/November/December 1995 [3] [OA/ID 849] Vershbow Chron Files, November 1995 [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, December 1995 [OA/ID 700] Vershbow Chron Files, January 1996 [1] [OA/ID 849] Vershbow Chron Files, January 1996 [2] [OA/ID 849] Vershbow Chron Files, January 1996 [3] [OA/ID 849] Box 34 Vershbow Chron Files, January 1996 [4] [OA/ID 849] Vershbow Chron Files, January 1996 [5] [OA/ID 849] Vershbow Chron Files, February 1996 [1] [OA/ID 849] Vershbow Chron Files, February 1996 [2] [OA/ID 849] Vershbow Chron Files, February 1996 [3] [OA/ID 849] Vershbow Chron Files, February 1996 [4] [OA/ID 849] Box 35 Vershbow Chron Files, February 1996 [5] [OA/ID 849] Vershbow Chron Files, February 1996 [6] [OA/ID 849] Vershbow Chron Files, February 1996 [7] [OA/ID 849] Vershbow Chron Files, March 1996 [1] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, March 1996 [2] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, March 1996 [3] [OA/ID 848] Box 36 Vershbow Chron Files, March 1996 [4] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, March 1996 [5] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, March 1996 [6] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, April 1996 [1] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, April 1996 [2] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, April 1996 [3] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, April 1996 [4] [OA/ID 848] Box 37 Vershbow Chron Files, April 1996 [5] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, April 1996 [6] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, April 1996 [7] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, May 1996 [1] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, May 1996 [2] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, May 1996 [3] [OA/ID 848] National Security Council European Affairs Vershbow, Alexander Box 38 Vershbow Chron Files, May 1996 [4] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, May 1996 [5] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, May 1996 [6] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, May 1996 [7] [OA/ID 848] Vershbow Chron Files, October 1996 [1] [OA/ID 852] Vershbow Chron Files, October 1996 [2] [OA/ID 852] Box 39 Vershbow Chron Files, October 1996 [3] [OA/ID 852] Vershbow Chron Files, October 1996 [4] [OA/ID 852] Vershbow Chron Files, October 1996 [5] [OA/ID 852] Vershbow Chron Files, October 1996 [6] [OA/ID 852] Vershbow Chron Files, November 1996 [1] [OA/ID 852] Vershbow Chron Files, November 1996 [2] [OA/ID 852] Box 40 Vershbow Chron Files, November 1996 [3] [OA/ID 852] Vershbow Chron Files, November 1996 [4] [OA/ID 852] Vershbow Chron Files, December 1996 [1] [OA/ID 852] Vershbow Chron Files, December 1996 [2] [OA/ID 852] Vershbow Chron Files, December 1996 [3] [OA/ID 852] Vershbow Chron Files, December 1996 [4] [OA/ID 852] [Vershbow NATO/Bosnia Documents] [loose] [OA/ID 1076] Vershbow Travel [1] [OA/ID 1073] Box 41 Vershbow Travel [2] [OA/ID 1073] Vershbow Travel [3] [OA/ID 1073] Vershbow Travel [4] [OA/ID 1073]