(2019-0229-F) White House Photos - Photographs of NATO Anniversary Summit

The materials in FOIA 2019-0229-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. FOIA request 2019-0229-F contains photographs from the White House Photograph Office (WHPO) and video recordings from the White House Television Office (WHTV) relating to the 50th Anniversary North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit. Included are materials relating to arrivals & departures, meetings prior to and following events, speaking engagements including ceremonies and press briefings, signing ceremonies relating to the topic, and conferring with senior administration officials. Foreign leaders and their spouses at the various events include NATO Secretary General Javier Solana and Concha Solana, President Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic and Dagmar Havlova, President Suleyman Demirel of Turkey and Nazmiye Demirel, President Jacques Chirac of France, President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland and Ludgarda Buzek, Prime Minister David Oddsson of Iceland and Astridur Thorarensen, Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene of Belgium and Celia Dehaene, Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen of Denmark and Lone Dybkjaer, Prime Minister Jean Chretien of Canda and Aline Chretien, Prime Minister Wim Kok of the Netherlands and Rita Kok Roukema, President JeanClaude Juncker of Luxembourg, Prime Minister Antonio Gutterres of Portugal, Prime Minister Constatine Simitis of Greece and Sofia-Dafni Simitis, President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain and Ana Botella de Aznar, Prime Minister Tony Blair of Great Britain and Cherie Blair, Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik of Norway and Bjoerg Bondevik, Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary and Aniko Levai, Prime Minister Massimo D’Alema of Italy, and Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany and Doris Schroeder-Koepf. Some material responsive to this case has been previously processed in FOIA cases # 2013-1016-F and # 2017-0412-F. Some video recordings responsive to this case have been released through prior auspices, which include White House Television Office releases. Material from April 23, 1999 is as follows: President William Jefferson Clinton greets North Atlantic Council (NAC) heads of state and dignitaries attending the NATO summit at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center building. President William Jefferson Clinton attends the NATO 50th Anniversary commemorative event at the Mellon Auditorium at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center building. President Clinton and various NATO leaders address the ceremony, with a subsequent ceremony to sign the Washington Declaration. A group photograph is taken with the leaders in attendance. President William Jefferson Clinton attends a meeting on the situation in Kosovo. Present are Prime Minister Tony Blair, Madeleine Albright, William Cohen, and Sandy Berger, among others. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton inspects preparations for the NATO dinner in the East Room at the White House. President William Jefferson Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton greet NATO summit leaders and spouses in the Blue Room at the White House. The participants proceed to the East Room for dinner ceremonies. White House kitchen staff including Chef Roland Mesnier are photographed preparing food for the NATO summit dinner. Material from April 24, 1999 is as follows: President William Jefferson Clinton is briefed by staff prior to delivering remarks at the NATO summit at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center building. Present include Joe Lockhart, Sandy Berger, William Cohen, Henry Shelton, John Podesta, Doug Sosnik, Jack Lew, Jim Steinberg, Maria Echaveste, and Don Bandler. President William Jefferson Clinton meets with President Aleksander Kwasniewki of Poland regarding the NATO Ukraine Commission. President William Jefferson Clinton delivers welcoming remarks at the opening session in the Mellon Auditorium during the NATO summit. Clinton administration staff present include Madeleine Albright, William Cohen, Sandy Berger, and Jim Steinberg. President William Jefferson Clinton delivers remarks to the press at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center building amphitheater. President William Jefferson Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton host a Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council summit dinner on the South Lawn at the White House. The President and First Lady greet guests in the Yellow Oval Room. They later receive guests in the Grand Foyer.