The materials in FOIA 2009-0364-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA....Read more
The materials in FOIA 2009-0364-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA 2009-0364-F contains materials related to Senegalese President Abdou Diouf’s state visit to Washington, DC in September 1991, his private visit to Washington in May 1990, and Bush’s trip to Senegal to meet with President Diouf, Prime Minister Habib Thiam, and other governmental officials in November 1982. Also included are documents detailing correspondence between Presidents Bush and Diouf covering a wide variety of topics.
Material responsive to this FOIA is contained in the files of the National Security Council (NSC) and National Security Affairs. Although these files are listed, it should be noted that portions of these documents are security classified and have been closed under the restrictions of the Presidential Records Act and the Freedom of Information Act.
The Staff and Office Files contain routine documents, correspondence, speeches, charts, schedules, and a briefing book maintained by individual staff members and offices. The routine documents track correspondence between administration officials regarding communications between the United States and Senegal. They include NSC distribution sheets and referral forms, Department of State transmittals, and White House Staffing memoranda. The correspondence consists of memos, letters, cables, and telegrams on subjects such as condolences on soldiers’ deaths, Aid El Adha and Aid Al-Fitr messages, remarks for the Pan-African Conference on Democracy and Transition in Black Africa, an invitation to the Tenth Dakar International Fair, get-well wishes, congratulations on the 30th and 31st years of Senegal’s independence, congratulations on the marriage of President Diouf’s daughter, and preparations for visits by Vice President Bush to Senegal and President Diouf to the United States. A briefing book also contains background information for these state visits. Read less