Expand All Collapse All Extent 4 folders, approximately 35 pages Summary This collection consists of records regarding William “Bill” Braucher Wood and the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. During the Clinton Administration, he served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs. The collection includes email correspondence regarding then-Assistant Secretary Wood’s involvement in Kosovo issues as one of the principal U.S. contacts for the United Nations’ response to the crisis. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2019-0915-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 related to William B. “Bill” Wood and the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. William Braucher Wood served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs. In this capacity, he was responsible for U.S. policy at the United Nations and other multilateral organizations. He received the James Clement Dunn Award for Excellence in 1998 for his work with the United States Mission to the United Nations. In 2003, he received the State Department Distinguished Service Award. Ambassador Wood went on to serve as the United States Ambassador to Colombia from 2003 to 2007 and the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2007 to 2009. During the Kosovo conflict, then-Assistant Secretary Wood was one of the principal U.S. contacts for the UN’s response to the crisis. This collection consists of email correspondence regarding Ambassador Wood’s involvement in Kosovo issues at the UN, including his attendance at the November 24, 1998 NSC Deputies Committee Meeting on Kosovo in his role as a representative of the U.S. Mission to the UN. Record Type Electronic Records System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas— Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails and Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) was a database that contained email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system held, and allowed access to, unclassified Presidential email. The ARMS database was comprised of seven sub-series of email records called "buckets." The buckets generally represented a specific White House office. The buckets were titled: NPR for National Performance Review, NSC for National Security Council, OPD for Office of Policy Development, POTUS for President of the United States, WHO for White House Office, CEA for Council of Economic Advisers, and Default for emails not associated with an office. 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, 2022. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2022-06-09 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2019-0915-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email] NSC [OA/ID 1200000] [Bill Wood…] [02/04/1999 – 03/26/1999] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System NSC Email Exchange-Record (Sept 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 620000] [Bill Wood…] [10/07/1998 – 05/25/1999] [William Wood…] [10/05/1998 – 12/01/1998] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System (continued) NSC Email Exchange-Non-Record (Mar 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 630000] [Bill Wood…] [05/06/1999 – 05/25/1999]