Expand All Collapse All Extent 160 folders, approximately 23,733 pages Summary This collection consists of records from the files of Daniel Poneman, NSC Nonproliferation and Export Controls Senior Director. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, briefing materials, schedules, press guidance, emails, and notes mostly regarding nonproliferation issues and North Korea. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2016-0157-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. FOIA 2016-0157-F contains the National Security Council (NSC) files of Daniel Poneman, Senior Director for Nonproliferation and Export Controls from 1993 through 1996. After several years as an associate in a Washington, D.C. law firm and a brief stay at the Department of Energy, Poneman first served in the NSC as Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control from 1990 to 1993. After leaving the NSC in 1996, Poneman moved back to the private world as a principal consultant in the Scowcroft Group. In 2009, he was nominated by President Obama to serve as the Deputy Secretary of Energy; he was the acting Secretary of Energy from April to May 2013. In 2014, he left the Department of Energy to be president and chief executive officer of Centrus Energy Corp. As of January 2017, he remains the president and CEO of Centrus. As Senior Director in Nonproliferation and Export Controls, Poneman was responsible for U.S. nonproliferation policy, most notably toward North Korea. Early in President Clinton’s first term, the U.S. tried to stem the North Korean nuclear threat. Those efforts soon broke down, and North Korea defied the International Atomic Energy Agency requests for a special inspection. When North Korea threatened to withdraw from the Nonproliferation Treaty, the U.S. responded with persistent diplomacy that eventually led to the North Korean nuclear program to be “frozen” under international monitoring through the Agreed Framework in October 1994. The Framework committed North Korea to dismantle the nuclear reactor facilities and ship spend fuel rods out of North Korea. In exchange, the U.S. agreed to take the lead in setting up a consortium with South Korea and Japan to build several light-water reactors and provide enough heavy oil to offset the closure of North Korea’s nuclear facilities. The records responsive to this FOIA consist of the first segment of Daniel Poneman’s systematically processed NSC files. These files include his Chron files and 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 guidance, and notes concerning a variety of nonproliferation issues, mostly regarding the North Korean nuclear threat from 1993 thru 1995. The researcher should note that nearly half of the records related to this FOIA case are 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, 2017. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2017-07-03 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2016-0157-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files National Security Council Nonproliferation and Export Controls Poneman, Daniel China 1993 #1 [1] [OA/ID 718] China 1993 #1 [2] [OA/ID 718] China 1993 #1 [3] [OA/ID 718] China 1993 #1 [4] [OA/ID 718] China #2 (1993 Time Frame) [1] [OA/ID 718] China #2 (1993 Time Frame) [2] [OA/ID 718] Box 2 IWGs [Interagency Working Groups], 1993 [1] [OA/ID 718] IWGs [Interagency Working Groups], 1993 [2] [OA/ID 718] IWGs [Interagency Working Groups], 1993 [3] [OA/ID 718] National Security Council Nonproliferation and Export Controls Poneman, Daniel IWGs [Interagency Working Groups], 1993 [4] [OA/ID 718] IWG [Interagency Working Group] Books (1993 Time Frame) [1] [OA/ID 718] IWG [Interagency Working Group] Books (1993 Time Frame) [2] [OA/ID 718] Box 3 Korea, January 1994 [1] [OA/ID 708] Korea, January 1994 [2] [OA/ID 708] Korea, February 1994 [1] [OA/ID 708] Korea, February 1994 [2] [OA/ID 708] Korea, March 1994 [1] [OA/ID 708] Korea, March 1994 [2] [OA/ID 708] Box 4 Korea, March 1994 [3] [OA/ID 708] Korea, April 1994 [OA/ID 708] Korea, May 1994 [1] [OA/ID 708] Korea, May 1994 [2] [OA/ID 708] Korea, May 1994 [3] [OA/ID 708] Korea, June 1994 [1] [OA/ID 708] Box 5 Korea, June 1994 [2] [OA/ID 708] Korea, June 1994 [3] [OA/ID 708] Korea, June 1994 [4] [OA/ID 708] Korea, June 1994 [5] [OA/ID 708] Korea, July 1994 [1] [OA/ID 709] Korea, July 1994 [2] [OA/ID 709] Box 6 Korea, July 1994 [3] [OA/ID 709] Korea, August 1994 [1] [OA/ID 709] Korea, August 1994 [2] [OA/ID 709] Korea, August 1994 [3] [OA/ID 709] Korea, September 1994 [1] [OA/ID 709] Box 7 Korea, September 1994 [2] [OA/ID 709] Korea, September 1994 [3] [OA/ID 709] Korea, October 1994 [1] [OA/ID 709] Korea, October 1994 [2] [OA/ID 709] Korea, October 1994 [3] [OA/ID 709] Box 8 Korea, November 1994 [1] [OA/ID 709] Korea, November 1994 [2] [OA/ID 709] Korea, December 1994 [1] [OA/ID 709] Korea, December 1994 [2] [OA/ID 709] Korea, January 1995 [1] [OA/ID 710] Korea, January 1995 [2] [OA/ID 710] National Security Council Nonproliferation and Export Controls Poneman, Daniel Box 9 Korea, February 1995 [1] [OA/ID 710] Korea, February 1995 [2] [OA/ID 710] Korea, February 1995 [3] [OA/ID 710] Korea, March 1995 [1] [OA/ID 710] Korea, March 1995 [2] [OA/ID 710] Box 10 Korea, April 1995 [1] [OA/ID 710] Korea, April 1995 [2] [OA/ID 710] Korea, May 1995 [1] [OA/ID 710] Korea, May 1995 [2] [OA/ID 710] Korea, June 1995 [1] [OA/ID 710] Box 11 Korea, June 1995 [2] [OA/ID 710] Korea, June 1995 [3] [OA/ID 710] Korea, July 1995 [OA/ID 710] Korea, August 1995 [OA/ID 710] Korea, September 1995 [OA/ID 710] Box 12 Korea 1994 Time Frame [OA/ID 717] Korea #1 [1] [OA/ID 717] Korea #1 [2] [OA/ID 717] Korea #1 [3] [OA/ID 717] Korea #1 [4] [OA/ID 717] Box 13 Korea #2 (1993 Time Frame) [1] [OA/ID 718] Korea #2 (1993 Time Frame) [2] [OA/ID 718] Korea #2 (1993 Time Frame) [3] [OA/ID 718] Korea #2 (1993 Time Frame) [4] [OA/ID 718] Korea #3 [1] [OA/ID 717] Box 14 Korea #3 [2] [OA/ID 717] Korea Military [OA/ID 717] Korea PC & DC [Meetings] [1] [OA/ID 717] Korea PC & DC [Meetings] [2] [OA/ID 717] Korea PC & DC [Meetings] [3] [OA/ID 717] Box 15 Korea PC & DC [Meetings] [4] [OA/ID 717] Korea PC & DC [Meetings] [5] [OA/ID 717] Box 16 [Poneman] Chron Files, January 20-31, 1993 [OA/ID 712] [Poneman] Chron Files, February 1993 [1] [OA/ID 712] [Poneman] Chron Files, February 1993 [2] [OA/ID 712] National Security Council Nonproliferation and Export Controls Poneman, Daniel [Poneman] Chron Files, February 1993 [3] [OA/ID 712] [Poneman] Chron Files, March 1993 [1] [OA/ID 712] [Poneman] Chron Files, March 1993 [2] [OA/ID 712] [Poneman] Chron Files, March 1993 [3] [OA/ID 712] [Poneman] Chron Files, March 1993 [4] [OA/ID 712] Box 17 [Poneman] Chron Files, April 1993 [1] [OA/ID 712] [Poneman] Chron Files, April 1993 [2] [OA/ID 712] [Poneman] Chron Files, April 1993 [3] [OA/ID 712] [Poneman] Chron Files, April 1993 [4] [OA/ID 712] [Poneman] Chron Files, April 1993 [5] [OA/ID 712] [Poneman] Chron Files, April 1993 [6] [OA/ID 712] [Poneman] Chron Files, May 1993 [1] [OA/ID 712] Box 18 [Poneman] Chron Files, May 1993 [2] [OA/ID 712] [Poneman] Chron Files, May 1993 [3] [OA/ID 712] [Poneman] Chron Files, May 1993 [4] [OA/ID 712] [Poneman] Chron Files, June 1993 [1] [OA/ID 713] [Poneman] Chron Files, June 1993 [2] [OA/ID 713] [Poneman] Chron Files, June 1993 [3] [OA/ID 713] [Poneman] Chron Files, June 1993 [4] [OA/ID 713] Box 19 [Poneman] Chron Files, July 1993 [1] [OA/ID 713] [Poneman] Chron Files, July 1993 [2] [OA/ID 713] [Poneman] Chron Files, July 1993 [3] [OA/ID 713] [Poneman] Chron Files, August 1993 [1] [OA/ID 713] [Poneman] Chron Files, August 1993 [2] [OA/ID 713] [Poneman] Chron Files, August 1993 [3] [OA/ID 713] [Poneman] Chron Files, September 1993 [1] [OA/ID 713] Box 20 [Poneman] Chron Files, September 1993 [2] [OA/ID 713] [Poneman] Chron Files, September 1993 [3] [OA/ID 713] [Poneman] Chron Files, September 1993 [4] [OA/ID 713] [Poneman] Chron Files, September 1993 [5] [OA/ID 713] [Poneman] Chron Files, October 1993 [1] [OA/ID 713] [Poneman] Chron Files, October 1993 [2] [OA/ID 713] [Poneman] Chron Files, October 1993 [3] [OA/ID 713] Box 21 [Poneman] Chron Files, November 1993 [1] [OA/ID 714] [Poneman] Chron Files, November 1993 [2] [OA/ID 714] [Poneman] Chron Files, December 1993 [1] [OA/ID 714] [Poneman] Chron Files, December 1993 [2] [OA/ID 714] [Poneman] Chron Files, December 1993 [3] [OA/ID 714] [Poneman] Chron Files, January 1994 [1] [OA/ID 714] National Security Council Nonproliferation and Export Controls Poneman, Daniel [Poneman] Chron Files, January 1994 [2] [OA/ID 714] [Poneman] Chron Files, January 1994 [3] [OA/ID 714] Box 22 [Poneman] Chron Files, February 1994 [1] [OA/ID 714] [Poneman] Chron Files, February 1994 [2] [OA/ID 714] [Poneman] Chron Files, February 1994 [3] [OA/ID 714] [Poneman] Chron Files, March 1994 [1] [OA/ID 714] [Poneman] Chron Files, March 1994 [2] [OA/ID 714] [Poneman] Chron Files, March 1994 [3] [OA/ID 714] [Poneman] Chron Files, March 1994 [4] [OA/ID 714] Box 23 [Poneman] Chron Files, March 1994 [5] [OA/ID 714] [Poneman] Chron Files, April 1994 [1] [OA/ID 715] [Poneman] Chron Files, April 1994 [2] [OA/ID 715] [Poneman] Chron Files, April 1994 [3] [OA/ID 715] [Poneman] Chron Files, April 1994 [4] [OA/ID 715] [Poneman] Chron Files, April 1994 [5] [OA/ID 715] [Poneman] Chron Files, May 1994 [1] [OA/ID 715] Box 24 [Poneman] Chron Files, May 1994 [2] [OA/ID 715] [Poneman] Chron Files, May 1994 [3] [OA/ID 715] [Poneman] Chron Files, May 1994 [4] [OA/ID 715] [Poneman] Chron Files, June 1994 [1] [OA/ID 715] [Poneman] Chron Files, June 1994 [2] [OA/ID 715] [Poneman] Chron Files, June 1994 [3] [OA/ID 715] Box 25 [Poneman] Chron Files, June 1994 [4] [OA/ID 715] [Poneman] Chron Files, June 1994 [5] [OA/ID 715] [Poneman] Chron Files, July 1994 [1] [OA/ID 716] [Poneman] Chron Files, July 1994 [2] [OA/ID 716] [Poneman] Chron Files, July 1994 [3] [OA/ID 716] [Poneman] Chron Files, August 1994 [1] [OA/ID 716] Box 26 [Poneman] Chron Files, August 1994 [2] [OA/ID 716] [Poneman] Chron Files, September 1994 [1] [OA/ID 716] [Poneman] Chron Files, September 1994 [2] [OA/ID 716] [Poneman] Chron Files, October 1994 [1] [OA/ID 716] [Poneman] Chron Files, October 1994 [2] [OA/ID 716] [Poneman] Chron Files, November 1994 [1] [OA/ID 716] [Poneman] Chron Files, November 1994 [2] [OA/ID 716] Box 27 [Poneman] Chron Files, December 1994 [1] [OA/ID 716] [Poneman] Chron Files, December 1994 [2] [OA/ID 716] Proliferation Threat Report, 1995 [OA/ID 718] U.S./North Korea Dialogue, June 2, 1993 [1] [OA/ID 717] U.S./North Korea Dialogue, June 2, 1993 [2] [OA/ID 717]