Expand All Collapse All Extent 4 folders, approximately 258 pages Summary This collection consists of records related to Michael Ryan and events/subjects related to the Kosovo conflict. General Michael Ryan served as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1997 to 2001. It contains emails which contain articles, briefings, memcons, news show transcripts, press guidance, and speech drafts. Subjects include the war in Kosovo, Air Force personnel policy, and trips to two Air Force bases. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2019-0502-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. The requestor asked for material regarding General Michael Ryan and events/subjects related to the Kosovo conflict. General Michael Ryan served as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. Records consist of emails which contain articles, briefings, memcons, news show transcripts, press guidance, and speech drafts. Subjects include the war in Kosovo, Air Force personnel policy, and trips to two Air Force bases. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails and Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems. 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 ARMS database is comprised of seven sub-series of email records called "buckets." The buckets generally represent a specific White House office. The buckets are titled: NPR for National Performance Review, OPD for Office of Policy Development, POTUS for President of the United States, WHO for White House Office, CEA for Council of Economic Advisers, NSC for National Security Council, and Default for emails not associated with an office. The NSC bucket contains email created or received by an individual with a Nationals Security Council (NSC) user account. 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, 2019. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2019-07-03 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2019-0502-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email] NSC [OA/ID 1200000] [Michael Ryan and Kosovo …] [10/13/1998 – 05/09/2000] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System NSC Email Exchange-Record (Sept 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 620000] [Michael Ryan and Kosovo …] [11/03/1998 – 05/26/1999] [05/28/1999 – 02/03/2000] Exchange-Non-Record (Mar 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 630000] [Michael Ryan and Kosovo …] [04/05/1999]