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Clinton Presidential Library
1200 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
Inventory for FOIA Request 2013-0914-F (Segment 1)
Email sent from Todd Stern between January 1, 1999 and June 18, 1999.
Extent
21 folders, 2,778 pages
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 USC 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, 2015. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.
Scope and Content
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
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�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.
System of Arrangement
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.
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]
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�Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email] (continued)
[06/01/1999 – 06/18/1999]
Last modified: November 30, 2015
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Todd Stern Emails - Collection Finding Aid
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2013-0914-F Segment 1
Description
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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.
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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