(2020-0098-F) Madeleine Albright and Kosovo

20 folders, approximately 81 pages

This collection includes records related to communications between the White House and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in 1998 and 1999 regarding the war in Kosovo. It includes State Department cables regarding the formation of a monitoring group and task for to address the conflict, as well as travel arrangements and briefing materials for President Clinton and Secretary Albright from the NSC Records Management System files.

The materials in FOIA 2020-0098-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. This FOIA case contains records regarding communications between the White House and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in 1998 and 1999 related to Kosovo. The collection includes State Department cables regarding the formation of a monitoring group and task force to address the ongoing conflict. The NSC Records Management System files contain travel arrangements and briefing materials for travel to the region on the part of Secretary Albright and President Clinton, as well as Presidential memos directing the Secretary on matters related to Kosovar refugee admissions and the UN War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Other related materials may be found in the following cases: 2014-0547-M 2016-0205-F 2020-0099-F.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in this collection area— Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems.

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, 2021. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2020-0098-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System
NSC Cables
Jan 1999-Dec 2000 [OA/ID 530000]
[Kosovo…]
[02/03/1999 – 03/18/1999]
NSC Records Management System
[Albright]
9805813 [OA/ID 2055]
9806111 [OA/ID 2057]
9900215 [OA/ID 2706]
9901140 [OA/ID 2712]
9902321 [OA/ID 2720]
9902322 [OA/ID 2720]
9902459 [OA/ID 43320]
9903104 [OA/ID 2725]
9903173 [OA/ID 2725]
9903450 [OA/ID 2727]
9903665 [OA/ID 2729]
9904279 [OA/ID 2733]
9905004 [OA/ID 2738]
9905665 [OA/ID 2742]
9906154 [OA/ID 2745]
9906977 [OA/ID 2750]
9908153 [OA/ID 2758]
9908413 [OA/ID 2760]
9908657 [OA/ID 2762]