(2013-0914-F Segment 1) Todd Stern Emails

21 folders, 2,778 pages

This collection consists of email created by Todd Stern regarding of climate. Todd Stern served as Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary in the White House from 1993 through 1999. The emails consist of memos and correspondence concerning the Kyoto Protocol, the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV), electricity restructuring, and an Executive Order on Greening the Government Through Efficient Energy Management.

The materials in FOIA 2013-0914-F (Segment 1) are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA 2013-0914-F (Segment 1) contains email created by Todd Stern primarily focusing on the issue of climate change during the Clinton administration. Todd Stern served as Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary in the White House for the period 1993-1999. In that capacity he also acted as senior negotiator at the Kyoto Protocol and Buenos Aires talks, both of which dealt with climate change. Stern left the White House in June of 1999 to serve as Senior Policy Advisor for the Secretary of Treasury. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appointed him United States Special Envoy for Climate Change on January 26, 2009. The Automated Records Management System [Email] contain the only records responsive to this FOIA request. Most email sent from Stern during his last year as Assistant to the President are memos and correspondence primarily concerning Climate Change. Stern sent email concerning climate change related topics including but not limited to the Kyoto Protocol, Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV), Electricity Restructuring, and drafts of an Executive Order on the Greening of Government through Efficient Energy Management. Stern primarily sent email related to the environment and Climate Change to David Sandalow (Senior Policy Advisor, White House Council on Environmental Quality), Elliot Diringer (Senior Policy Advisor, White House Council on Environmental Quality) Dirk Forrister (Chairman of the White House Climate Change Task Force), and Roger Ballentine (Chairman of the White House Climate Change Task Force). Other email sent from Stern relates to drafts and comments concerning the “race book.” Email related to the race book is often addressed to John Podesta or Christopher Edley.

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Records that were responsive to this request were found in these collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]. 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 dataset is comprised of 6 sub-series of email records called “Buckets.” The buckets include NPR, OPD, POTUS, WHO, CEA, Default. ARMS emails are printed & arranged 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 USC 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions.

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.

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, 2015. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2013-0914-F (Segment
1):
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]
WHO [OA/ID 500000]
[From Todd Stern]
[01/05/1999 – 01/08/1999]
[01/11/1999 – 01/15/1999]
[01/15/1999 – 01/21/1999]
[01/21/1999 – 01/26/1999]
[01/27/1999 – 02/17/1999]
[02/17/1999 – 03/01/1999]
Box 2
[03/01/1999 – 03/08/1999]
[03/08/1999 – 03/23/1999]
[03/23/1999 – 03/29/1999]
[03/29/1999 – 04/07/1999]
[04/07/1999 – 04/15/1999]
Box 3
[04/15/1999 – 04/20/1999]
[04/20/1999 – 04/30/1999]
[04/30/1999 – 05/07/1999]
[05/07/1999 – 05/13/1999]
[05/14/1999 – 05/21/1999]
[05/21/1999]
Box 4
[05/21/1999 – 05/24/1999]
[05/24/1999 – 05/25/1999]
[05/24/1999 – 06/01/1999]
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email] (continued)
[06/01/1999 – 06/18/1999]