(2014-0089-F) Marc Grossman - Assistant Secretary of State

32 folders, approximately 2,322 pages

This collection consists of records related to Assistant Secretary of State Marc Grossman, European Security, and NATO. It includes memorandums, reports, emails and cables. These materials contain press reviews from NATO member countries, NATO summit information and communications strategies, press guidance, and press briefings.

The materials in FOIA 2014-0089-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request 2014-0089-F is for Clinton Presidential Records related to Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs Marc Grossman and European security and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). This collection includes records from the staff and office files of the Counsel’s Office pertaining to Marc Grossman. It includes National Security Council cables and emails pertaining to press reviews from NATO member countries, NATO summit information and communications strategies, press guidance, and press briefings. The records in this collection date primarily from 1995 to 2000. Marc Grossman entered the United States Foreign Service in 1976. He served as Special Assistant to the Secretary of State from 1993 to 1994, Ambassador to Turkey from 1995 to 1997, and Assistant 2014-0089-F http://www.clintonlibrary.gov 2 Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs from 1997 to 2000. Ambassador Grossman later served as Director General of the Foreign Service, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and United States Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. NATO is a collective security and defense agreement formed in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations. NATO has gradually expanded over time to include many of the nations of Europe. The majority of these records related to this FOIA case are closed for national security reasons. A portion of the records produced for this FOIA were from personnel files, which resulted in many closures related to personal privacy.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files, Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails, Clinton Presidential Records: TRP Emails, and Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cables and NSC Emails. 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. 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 six 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, and Default for emails not associated with an office. The Tape Restoration Project (TRP) is a database consisting of restored emails from the Automated Records Management System (ARMS) from July 1994 through June of 2000. The TRP is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential record email. The TRP database is comprised of the same six sub-series of email as in ARMS. TRP emails are arranged by topic, there-under by bucket, and there-under chronologically by creation date.

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, 2017. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2014-0089-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Counsel’s Office
Grossman, Marc [Folder 1] [OA/ID CF 1507]
Grossman, Marc [Folder 2] [OA/ID CF 1507]
Grossman, Marc [Folder 3] [OA/ID CF 1507]
Premysler, Debra
Grossman, Marc [OA/ID CF 2059]
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Counsel’s Office
Schaffner, Jane
Grossman, Marc [OA/ID CF 1609]
Grossman, Marc [OA/ID CF 1636]
Grossman, Marc: Grossman, Marc [Folder 1] [OA/ID CF 1609]
Grossman, Marc: Grossman, Marc [Folder 2] [OA/ID CF 1609]
Box 2
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]
NSC [OA/ID 1200000]
[Grossman, NATO]
[10/16/1997 – 11/14/2000]
Clinton Presidential Records: Tape Restoration Project (TRP) [Email]
NSC [OA/ID 1200000]
[Grossman, NATO]
[11/12/1999 – 11/12/1999]
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System
NSC Cables
Jan 1995-Dec 1996 [OA/ID 510000]
[Grossman, NATO]
[01/07/1995 – 12/04/1996]
Jan 1997-Dec 1998 [OA/ID 520000]
[Grossman, NATO]
[09/03/1997 – 10/15/1997]
[10/15/1997 – 12/18/1997]
[12/24/1997 – 03/16/1998]
[04/06/1998 – 06/05/1998]
[06/09/1998 – 07/31/1998]
[11/06/1998 – 12/15/1998]
[12/17/1998 – 12/29/1998]
Box 3
Jan 1999-Dec 2000 [OA/ID 530000]
[Grossman, NATO]
[01/07/1999 – 04/26/1999]
[04/27/1999 – 10/14/1999]
NSC Cables
Jan 1999-Dec 2000 [OA/ID 530000]
[Grossman, NATO]
[10/16/1999 – 02/16/2000]
[02/22/2000 – 05/15/2000]
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System (continued)
NSC Emails
MSMail-Record (Sept 94-Sept 97) [OA/ID 590000]
[Grossman, NATO]
[03/14/1997 – 03/14/1997]
Exchange-Record (Sept 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 620000]
[Grossman, NATO]
[09/12/1997 – 07/02/1998]
[08/20/1998 – 09/20/1999]
[09/27/1999 – 11/12/1999]
[12/13/1999 – 12/16/1999]
Box 4
Exchange-Record (Sept 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 620000]
[Grossman, NATO]
[02/10/2000 – 02/15/2000]
[02/28/2000 – 05/17/2000]
Exchange-Non-Record (Mar 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 630000]
[Grossman, NATO]
[09/17/1997 – 03/02/1998]
[05/22/1998 – 12/29/1998]
[02/02/1999 – 05/17/2000]