(2021-0518-F Segment 2) Dorothy Dwoskin and USTR relating to China, GATT or WTO

7 assets

This collection consists of records related to news articles and weekly Cabinet-level summaries mentioning Dorothy Dwoskin. Dorothy Dwoskin was Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUTR) for the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Multilateral Affairs at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) from 1993-2007. This collection only contains emails.

The materials in FOIA 2021-0518-F (Segment 2) are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. Dorothy Dwoskin was Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUTR) for the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Multilateral Affairs at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) from 1993-2007. The focus of economic policy in relation to China during AUTR Dwoskin’s tenure was largely on Chinese accession to the WTO. China began the process of joining the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1986. Though not a member, China was a signatory to the Uruguay Round of GATT in 1994. Following the formation of the WTO, China continued the process of bilateral negotiations with the members of the WTO on trade and services with the goal of acceding to the organization. Materials responsive to this FOIA request include emails regarding news articles and weekly Cabinet level summaries mentioning Dorothy Dwoskin. For more information about the WTO negotiations with China, researchers might wish to consult FOIA Case 2010-1024-F, Records related to China, the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ambassador Michael Kantor and Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky. This collection has been digitized and is available on the National Archives Catalog. Additional information regarding the work of the United States Trade Representative is available in the Clinton Administration History Project’s files. These are available digitally in the Clinton Digital Library.

Electronic Records

Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas— Clinton Presidential Records: (SAS) Automated Records Management System [Email]; Clinton Presidential Records: (SAS) Tape Restoration Project [Email]. The Executive Office of the President (EOP) subsystem of the Electronic Records Archive (ERA) contains electronic records created or received by Clinton Administration officials. These records are stored in Search and Access Sets (SAS) that represent their originating computer program. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. The Tape Restoration Project (TRP) is a database consisting of restored emails from the Automated Records Management System (ARMS) from July 1994 through June of 2000. The TRP is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email.

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.

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).

Staff Archivist, 2022. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of Search and Access Sets processed in response to FOIA 2021-0518-F (Segment 2):
Clinton Presidential Records: EOP Search and Access Sets (SAS)
(SAS) Automated Records Management System [Email] contains 6 assets.
(SAS) Tape Restoration Project [Email] contains 1 asset.