Expand All Collapse All Extent 39 folders, approximately 1,551 pages Summary This collection consists of records related trade and economy for Venezuela. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, background materials, press guidance, schedules, talking points, newspaper articles, and emails. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2017-0390-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. Researchers interested in this topic may also be interested in FOIA 2009-1155-F (President Clinton’s trip to South America in October 1997). Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request 2017-0390-F was for unclassified records related to Venezuela and trade and/or economy. Subject files contain correspondence from business groups, Congress, and corporate leaders. This correspondence primarily contains recommendations for President Clinton’s visit to Caracas, Venezuela, in October 1997. Additional topics in this correspondence include trade missions and tax treaties. These Subject files also contain President Clinton’s press statements and talking points in preparation for his travel to South America in the fall of 1997. Other correspondence in the Subject file concerns trade and tax negotiations with Venezuela in 1999. Counsel’s Office records contain responses to congressional inquiries regarding an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling on reformulated gasoline (RFG) requirements, the role of the National Economic Council (NEC), and the importation of Venezuelan gasoline. NEC files consist of background information for a 1995 trip to Caracas and additional congressional correspondence on the EPA, the NEC, and Venezuelan RFG requirements. Special Envoy for the Americas files contain background information and press guidance for a November 2000 trip to Venezuela and talking points for a 1999 meeting with the Venezuelan ambassador at the time. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that were responsive to this request were found in these collection areas— Clinton Presidential Records: White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Files; 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 2017-0390-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: BE003 Business Subsidies CM010 Fossil Fuels CO025 Brazil, Federative Republic of CO146 Saudi Arabia CO182 Republic of Venezuela FG024-06 Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation FI010 Taxation FI010-02 Income Tax SO004 Receptions, White House SP400 Radio Addresses TA Trade TA004 Imports TA005 Trade Agreements. 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, 2017. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2017-07-07 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to 2017-0390-F: Box 1 [Previously Processed Collections] Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Alpha Files 410383 [Richard Matzke] [OA/ID 14785] Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject Files Category Case Number BE003 180309 CM010 257466SS CM010 426325 CO025 243204SS CO146 313810 CO182 062726 CO182 065035 CO182 184015 CO182 208079 CO182 212056 CO182 212063 CO182 212269 CO182 212272 CO182 221257 CO182 222770 CO182 222878 CO182 222885 CO182 222889 CO182 222892 CO182 222899 CO182 222908 CO182 222910 CO182 292387SS CO182 293243 C0182 317740 FG024-06 139298 FI010 308889SS FI010-02 405815 SO004 238212SS SP400 239269SS TA 314013 TA004 080094CU TA005 239918 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Council of Economic Advisors Frankel, Jeffrey Venezuela [OA/ID CF 978] Counsel’s Office General Files Counsel Venezuelan Oil 1994 [OA/ID 4008] Klein, Joel Venezuelan Oil [OA/ID 4341] Box 2 Neuwirth, Stephen Venezuelan Oil [OA/ID CF 377] Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files (continued) National Economic Council Joshlyn, Gay Caracas, Venezuela June 2 - June 7, 1995 TA 000115 [OA/ID 7944] Mathews, Sylvia Venezuela I [OA/ID 8276] Venezuela II [1] [OA/ID 8276] Venezuela II [2] [OA/ID 8276] Public Liaison Echaveste, Maria Background Papers, Forum on Poverty Alleviation for Minority Communities- Communities of African Ancestry in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Argentina, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela [publication] [OA/ID 11823] Special Envoy for the Americas Dennison, Richard Venezuela-Bilateral Relations [OA/ID 19504] Venezuela-Briefing Memorandum and Talking Points [OA/ID 19504] Venezuela-Business [OA/ID 19504] Venezuela-Economic [OA/ID 19504] Venezuela-Travel, November 11-14, 2000 [OA/ID 19504] Friendly, Andrew Venezuela [OA/ID 11376] Liggett, Sharon Venezuela [OA/ID 20313] [Venezuela]-Correspondence [OA/ID 20313] [Venezuela]-Press Guidance [OA/ID 20313]