Expand All Collapse All Extent 115 folders, approximately 8,494 pages Summary This collection consists of Gene Sperling's files related to Japan. Sperling served as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council from 1993 to 1996 and then as NEC Director from 1996 to 2001. This collection includes articles, briefing books, clippings, correspondence, graphs, newsletters, notes, papers, press statements, remarks, reports, and tables. This collection consists of the findings and views of the Department of State, Treasury Department, and the National Economic Council on Japan’s economic, financial, and political challenges and also efforts to strengthen Japan’s economy. The collection also focuses on trade with Japan, especially with flat glass and steel. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2020-0281-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. The collection contains Gene Sperling’s files related to Japan and the records of the National Security Council related to Sperling and Japan. Folder titles in this collection reference dates ranging from 1995 to 2000. The collection concerns the financial crisis in Japan during the 1990s. The collection contains articles, briefing books, clippings, correspondence, graphs, newsletters, notes, papers, press statements, remarks, reports, and tables. Correspondence includes the Treasury Department’s memoranda titled “Japan Watch”. The collection also contains congressional correspondence on issues related to bilateral trade and economic conditions. Head of State correspondence includes letters to Japanese Prime Ministers Ryutaro Hashimoto, Keizo Obuchi, and Yoshiro Mori. Events include Japanese Prime Minister Hashimoto’s visit to the United States in April 1997, the G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Tokyo in January 2000, G-8 meetings in Okinawa and Tokyo in July 2000, the United States’ bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Mori in July 2000, and G-8 Meetings in September 2000. Topics include the findings and views of the Treasury Department and the National Economic Council on both Japan’s economic, financial, and political challenges and efforts to strengthen Japan’s economy. These efforts include banking reform, deregulation, and fiscal stimulus. The collection also focuses on trade with Japan, especially with flat glass and steel. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files and Clinton Presidential Records: National Security Council Cable, Email, and Records Management System. 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, 2022. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2022-12-14 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2020-0281-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files National Economic Council Sperling, Gene Attended: Japan’s Naburi April 5-6 [OA/ID 19286] Briefing Book for Visit of Japanese Prime Minister Hashimoto – April 24-26, 1997[binder] [OA/ID 20610] [G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, January 22, 2000 Tokyo,Japan] [binder] [1] [OA/ID 21345] [G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, January 22, 2000 Tokyo,Japan] [binder] [2] [OA/ID 21345] [G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, January 22, 2000 Tokyo,Japan] [binder] [3] [OA/ID 21345] [G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, January 22, 2000 Tokyo,Japan] [binder] [4] [OA/ID 21345] G-8 Briefing Materials Book A [Japan] September 26, 2000 [binder] [1] [OA/ID 21581] G-8 Briefing Materials Book A [Japan] September 26, 2000 [binder] [2] [OA/ID 21581] G-8 Briefing Materials Book A [Japan] September 26, 2000 [binder] [3] [OA/ID 21581] G8 Meetings Tokyo, Japan July 20, 2000 Book #2 [1] [OA/ID 20262] G8 Meetings Tokyo, Japan July 20, 2000 Book #2 [2] [OA/ID 20262] Box 2 G8 Meetings Tokyo, Japan July 20, 2000 Book #2 [3] [OA/ID 20262] [International – 17 – Japan] [loose] [OA/ID 20616] International: Japan [OA/ID 19271] Japan [OA/ID 10089] [Japan 1/1998 – Present] [loose] [1] [OA/ID 21347] [Japan 1/1998 – Present] [loose] [2] [OA/ID 21347] [Japan 1/1998 – Present] [loose] [3] [OA/ID 21347] [Japan 1/1998 – Present] [loose] [4] [OA/ID 21347] [Japan 1/1998 – Present] [loose] [5] [OA/ID 21347] Japan 6/1998 – 8/1998 [binder] [1] [OA/ID 20834] Box 3 Japan 6/1998 – 8/1998 [binder] [2] [OA/ID 20834] Japan 6/1998 – 8/1998 [binder] [3] [OA/ID 20834] Japan 6/1998 – 8/1998 [binder] [4] [OA/ID 20834] Japan 9/1998 – 10/1998 [binder] [1] [OA/ID 20831] Japan 9/1998 – 10/1998 [binder] [2] [OA/ID 20831] Japan 9/1998 – 10/1998 [binder] [3] [OA/ID 20831] Japan 9/1998 – 10/1998 [binder] [4] [OA/ID 20831] Japan 9/1998 – 10/1998 [binder] [5] [OA/ID 20831] Box 4 [Japan 11/1998 – 3/1999] [binder] [1] [OA/ID 20258] [Japan 11/1998 – 3/1999] [binder] [2] [OA/ID 20258] [Japan 11/1998 – 3/1999] [binder] [3] [OA/ID 20258] [Japan 11/1998 – 3/1999] [binder] [4] [OA/ID 20258] [Japan 11/1998 – 3/1999] [binder] [5] [OA/ID 20258] [Japan 11/1998 – 3/1999] [binder] [6] [OA/ID 20258] [Japan 4/1999] [binder] [1] [OA/ID 20258] [Japan 4/1999] [binder] [2] [OA/ID 20258] Box 5 [Japan 4/1999] [binder] [3] [OA/ID 20258] [Japan 4/1999] [binder] [4] [OA/ID 20258] [Japan 4/1999] [binder] [5] [OA/ID 20258] [Japan 4/1999] [binder] [6] [OA/ID 20258] [Japan 4/1999] [binder] [7] [OA/ID 20258] [Japan 7/2000] [OA/ID 20715] [Japan Briefing Book #1 Gene Sperling November 18-19, 1998] [1] [OA/ID 21477] [Japan Briefing Book #1 Gene Sperling November 18-19, 1998] [2] [OA/ID 21477] Box 6 Japan Briefing Book #2 Gene Sperling November 18-19, 1998 [1] [OA/ID 21477] Japan Briefing Book #2 Gene Sperling November 18-19, 1998 [2] [OA/ID 21477] Japan Briefing Book #2 Gene Sperling November 18-19, 1998 [3] [OA/ID 21477] Japan Briefing Book #2 Gene Sperling November 18-19, 1998 [4] [OA/ID 21477] [Japan Briefing Book Gene Sperling September 21, 1998 [1] [OA/ID 21477] [Japan Briefing Book Gene Sperling September 21, 1998 [2] [OA/ID 21477] [Japan Briefing Book Gene Sperling September 21, 1998 [3] [OA/ID 21477] [Japan Briefing Book Gene Sperling September 21, 1998 [4] [OA/ID 21477] [Japan Briefing Book Jonathan Orszag 9/24/1998] [1] [OA/ID 21477] Box 7 [Japan Briefing Book Jonathan Orszag 9/24/1998] [2] [OA/ID 21477] Japan – Gene Sperling [binder] [OA/ID 9264] Japan Travel [OA/ID 19286] Japan Trip 1996 [OA/ID 10089] [Japanese Economic Policy] [loose] [1] [OA/ID 19279] [Japanese Economic Policy] [loose] [2] [OA/ID 19279] [Japanese Economic Policy] [loose] [3] [OA/ID 19279] [Japanese Economy] [binder] [1] [OA/ID 20262] [Japanese Economy] [binder] [2] [OA/ID 20262] [Joint Statement 37th Annual Japan US Business Conference, July 11, 2000] [loose][OA/ID 20260] [Nutshell Fact Sheet – US/Japan Negotiations on Autos and Auto Parts 3/1995][OA/ID 6689] Okinawa Meetings Okinawa, Japan Friday July 21, 2000 Book #3 [binder] [1][OA/ID 20260] Okinawa Meetings Okinawa, Japan Friday July 21, 2000 Book #3 [binder] [2][OA/ID 20260] Box 8 Okinawa Meetings Okinawa, Japan Friday July 21, 2000 Book #3 [binder] [3][OA/ID 20260] Okinawa Meetings Okinawa Japan Sunday July 23, 2000 Book #5 [binder][OA/ID 20260] US-Japan Bilateral Meeting with Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori July 20, 2000 Book #1[binder] [1] [OA/ID 20260] US-Japan Bilateral Meeting with Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori July 20, 2000 Book #1[binder] [2] [OA/ID 20260] US-Japan Economic Summit Sub-Cabinet Meeting 1999 [1] [OA/ID CF 1717] US-Japan Economic Summit Sub-Cabinet Meeting 1999 [2] [OA/ID CF 1717] [US-Japan Tax Treaty] [OA/ID 20724] [US-Japanese Relations] [loose] [OA/ID 19282] [World Factbook 1999 – Japan] [loose] [OA/ID 20260] Box 9 Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System NSC Records Management System [Sperling and Japan] 9701974 [OA/ID 1609] 9702692 [1] [OA/ID 1614] 9702692 [2] [OA/ID 1614] 9703014 [OA/ID 1618] 9705269 [OA/ID 1634] 9706308 [OA/ID 1641] 9707511 [OA/ID 1651] 9708350 [OA/ID 1658] 9800232 [OA/ID 2009] 9801802 [OA/ID 2022] 9802464 [OA/ID 2027] 9802993 [OA/ID 2032] 9803512 [OA/ID 2037] 9804034 [OA/ID 2041] 9804521 [OA/ID 2045] 9804566 [OA/ID 2046] 9805448 [OA/ID 2052] 9805819 [OA/ID 2055] Box 10 9807094 [OA/ID 2064] 9807360 [OA/ID 2066] 9807366 [OA/ID 2066] 9807413 [OA/ID 2067] 9903163 [1] [OA/ID 2725] 9903163 [2] [OA/ID 2725] 9903163 [3] [OA/ID 2725] 9905736 [OA/ID 2743] 9906461 [OA/ID 2747] 0001079 [OA/ID 4077] 0002988 [OA/ID 4089] 0003994 [OA/ID 4095] 0004343 [OA/ID 4097] 0004569 [OA/ID 4099] 0004695 [OA/ID 4099] 0004816 [OA/ID 4100] Box 11 0005204 [OA/ID 4162] 0005722 [OA/ID 4105] 0006976 [OA/ID 4112] 0007145 [OA/ID 4113] 0007854 [OA/ID 4116B]