Expand All Collapse All Extent 3 folders, approximately 19 pages Summary This collection contains records regarding General Michael E. Ryan and the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia from 1996 to 2001. For most of this period, General Ryan served as the 16th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. The collection includes April 1999 press clippings regarding the conflict in Kosovo and drafts of a thank you note from President Clinton to General Ryan for his commentary in a June 1999 Washington Post article on the NATO air campaign in Kosovo. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2019-0949-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 material related to General Michael E. Ryan and the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia from January 1, 1996, to January 19, 2001. For most of the period, General Ryan served as the 16th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. The records responsive to this case include a National Security Council (NSC) email with April 1999 press clippings from the Washington Post, New York Times, and Newsweek regarding the conflict in Kosovo, and drafts of a thank you note from President Clinton to General Ryan for his commentary in a June 1999 Washington Post article on NATO’s air campaign in Kosovo. The majority of 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 these collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files and Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains a variety of series created to organize and track documents and correspondence. The WHORM Alpha file was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management from 1993 – 1996 and is a series of documents arranged by name of persons, organizations, or events. 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. In addition, there are WHORM, WHORM Counsel, WHORM (CL), WHORM (OP), WHORM (Too Late); WHORM (Various Offices); and WHORM (Alpha Project) series. FOIA 2019-0949-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: PU Publications. 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 2022-10-04 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2019-0949-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File Category Case Number PU 317138 Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System NSC Cables Jan 1995-Dec 1996 [OA/ID 510000] [Ryan…] [11/03/1996] NSC Email Exchange-Non-Record (Mar 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 630000] [Ryan…] [04/05/1999]