(2019-0913-F) Lauren Van Metre and Kosovo

1 folder, approximately 18 pages

This collection consists of records regarding Lauren Van Metre and the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. Dr. Van Metre was a program officer in the United States Institute of Peace from 1996 to 2000 and then Acting Deputy Office Director for the Kosovo Implementation Office of the Department of State from 2000 to 2001. The collection contains email correspondence from June through October 2000 regarding Kosovo which includes Dr. Van Metre.

The materials in FOIA 2019-0913-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. This collection contains records regarding Lauren Van Metre and the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia from 1996 to 2001. Dr. Van Metre served as a program officer in the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) from 1996 to 2000, and then as Acting Deputy Office Director for the Kosovo Implementation Office of the Department of State from 2000 to 2001. She later went on to earn her doctorate from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. As of 2022, Dr. Van Metre is a Senior Advisor on Peace and Security at the National Democratic Institute. The material processed for this collection consist of unclassified email correspondence from June through October 2000 regarding Kosovo which included Dr. Van Metre.

Electronic Records

Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in this collection areas— Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) was a database that contained email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system held, and allowed access to, unclassified Presidential email. The ARMS database was comprised of seven sub-series of email records called "buckets." The buckets generally represented a specific White House office. The buckets were titled: NPR for National Performance Review, NSC for National Security Council, OPD for Office of Policy Development, POTUS for President of the United States, WHO for White House Office, CEA for Council of Economic Advisers, and Default for emails not associated with an office.

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 documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2019-0913-F
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]
NSC [OA/ID 1200000]
[Lauren Van Metre…]
[06/23/2000 – 10/26/2000]