(2017-0615-F) Northern Ireland

17 folders, approximately 1,758 pages

This collection consists of records related to the work of the Office of Scheduling and Advance in preparing for President Clinton’s trip to Northern Ireland in September of 1998. The Office of Scheduling and Advance is responsible for the organization, planning, and execution of the President's schedules for all his meetings, trips and events. The office is also responsible for organizing and setting up activities for all national and international travel by the President and First Lady. The files contain annotated speeches, correspondence, memos, emails, schedules, lists and trip books.

The materials in FOIA 2017-0615-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult 2006-0459-F for related material. Freedom of Information Act Request 2017-0615-F was for all records related to the work of the Office of Scheduling and Advance in preparing for President Clinton’s trip to Northern Ireland in September of 1998. The Office of Scheduling and Advance is responsible for the organization, planning, and execution of the President's schedules for all his meetings, trips and events. The office handles all requests for time with the President, meetings and appointments. The office is also responsible for organizing and setting up activities for all national and international travel by the President and First Lady. The Subject Files contain annotated speeches that President Clinton gave to the people of Omagh and Armagh, his remarks at the Springvale Educational Village in West Belfast, Northern Ireland and his address to the Northern Ireland Assembly in Waterfront Hall, Belfast. The Staff and Office records contain correspondence, memos, emails, schedules, lists and trip books. The trip books contain presidential schedules, lists of the advance teams, lists of staff and advance team contacts for each location, lists of official delegations for each location, and scenario’s for each event.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas — Clinton Presidential Records: White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Files and Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains a variety of series created to organize and track documents and correspondence. 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. Staff and Office files were maintained at the folder level by staff members within their individual offices and document all levels of administration activity. WHORM files are processed at the document level; whereas, 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. FOIA 2017-0615-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: SP1266-02 Speeches: Omagh, Armagh, and Belfast, Northern Ireland 9/3/98

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

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2017-0615-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File
SP1266-02 279089SS
SP1266-02 279094SS
SP1266-02 279100SS
SP1266-02 279106SS
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Advance Office
Trip Books
Trip of the President to Russia, Northern Ireland, and Ireland August 31 – September 5,
1998 [binder] [1] [OA/ID 24727]
Trip of the President to Russia, Northern Ireland, and Ireland August 31 – September 5,
1998 [binder] [2] [OA/ID 24727]
Trip of the President to Russia, Northern Ireland, and Ireland August 31 – September 5,
1998 [binder] [3] [OA/ID 24727]
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files (continued)
Trip of the President to Russia, Northern Ireland, and Ireland August 31 – September 5,
1998 [binder] [4] [OA/ID 24727]
Trip of the President to Russia, Northern Ireland, and Ireland August 31 – September 5,
1998 [binder] [5] [OA/ID 24727]
Box 2
Trip of the President to Russia, Northern Ireland, and Ireland August 31 – September 5,
1998 [binder] [6] [OA/ID 24727]
Trip of the President to Russia, Northern Ireland, and Ireland August 31 – September 5,
1998 [binder] [7] [OA/ID 24727]
Intergovernmental Affairs
Redington, Rachel
8/13/98 – 10/3/98: Russia & Ireland POTUS & HRC 8/31-9/5/98 [OA/ID 17943]
Legislative Affairs
Subject Files
Russia/Northern Ireland/Ireland Trip 8/31-9/5/98 [1] [OA/ID 24603]
Russia/Northern Ireland/Ireland Trip 8/31-9/5/98 [2] [OA/ID 24603]
Scheduling Office
Streett, Stephanie
Trip of the President to Moscow, Russia, Northern Ireland, and The Republic of Ireland:
Scenarios/Diagrams August 31 – September 5, 1998 [OA/ID 20690]
Trip of the President to Moscow, Russia, Northern Ireland, and The Republic of Ireland:
Schedule/Manifests August 31 – September 5, 1998 [OA/ID 20690]
Trip of the President to Moscow, Russia, Northern Ireland, and The Republic of Ireland:
Scenarios/Diagrams August 31 – September 5, 1998 [OA/ID 20691]