Expand All Collapse All Extent 8 folders, approximately 208 pages Summary This collection contains textual records relating to Robert Rubin and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) from January 20, 1993 to December 8, 1993. Robert, who was more often called Bob, was Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council. This third segment of this request opens emails, cables, and memorandum from Bob Rubin to President Clinton regarding newspaper articles on NAFTA and also regarding Labor Secretary Robert Reich on NAFTA. The Records Management (CL) memo from David Gergen to Bob Rubin and others concerns events and tasks after the passage of NAFTA. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2023-0709-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 from the National Security Council related to Robert Rubin and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). These documents are cables, emails, and memoranda dated between January 8, 1993 and November 19, 1993. This is the third segment and release of records related to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request 2023-0709-F. The National Economic Council (NEC), of which Rubin was the director, was part of the Office of Policy Development and considered an equal in organization to the National Security Council. While the role of the National Economic Council was not primarily foreign or international, some issues were inevitably so. Open records in this segment include emails and cables related to Canadian and British trade. This segment also contains a memorandum related to the organization of international trade functions. There are also records related to the Caribbean Basin Initiative and correspondence with Congress. Robert Rubin, who often went by Bob, was Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and the first director of the National Economic Council. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems. 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, 2024. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2024-06-13 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2023-0709-F (Segment 3): Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System NSC Cables Jan 1993-Dec 1994 [OA/ID 505000] [Rubin and NAFTA] [01/08/1993-07/07/1993] NSC Email A1-Record (Jan 93-Sept 94) [OA/ID 570000] [Rubin and NAFTA] [01/11/1993-11/19/1993] NSC Records Management [Rubin and NAFTA] 9301697 [OA/ID 143] 9304516 [OA/ID 152] 9306284 [OA/ID 157] 9307550 [OA/ID 165] 9308399 [OA/ID 169]