002-State Dept. Gov. Travel Itinerary

Vaughn Golden filed this request with the U.S. Department of State of the United States of America.
Tracking #

F-2024-01081

Status
Rejected

Communications

From: Vaughn Golden

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

All itineraries, briefing materials and notes associated with New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s travel to Israel around Oct. 18-19, 2023. Please include all responsive records dating Oct. 7, 2023 to Oct. 26, 2023.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Vaughn Golden

From: U.S. Department of State

Dear Vaughn Golden:

Thank you for filing your information access request to the U.S. Department of State.  Your request number is F-2024-01081.
You will receive a formal acknowledgement to your request in no later than 10 working days.  If the Department requires additional information from you, then you will also be notified.
Should you have any questions about your request, you may also contact us at:
FOIAStatus@state.gov
Regards,
Requesters Communications Branch
Office of Information Programs and Services
U.S. Department of State

From: U.S. Department of State

Dear Vaughn Golden,

The status of your FOIA request #F-2024-01081 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To learn more, please log into the DoS FOIA Portal via the Application URL below.

https://pal.foia.state.gov
Regards,
U.S. Department of State

From: U.S. Department of State

**THIS EMAIL BOX IS NOT MONITORED, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.** Mr.Golden: This email responds to yourOctober 27, 2023, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552) request received by the U.S. Department of State,Office of Information Programs and Services on October 27, 2023, regarding To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:All itineraries, briefing materials and notes associated with New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s travel to Israel around Oct. 18-19, 2023. Please include all responsive records dating Oct. 7, 2023 to Oct. 26, 2023.The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Vaughn GoldenUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ (Date Range for Record Search: From 10/07/2023 To 10/26/2023).  This Office assigned your request the subject reference number. ThisOffice denies your request because no connection exists between the informationrequested and the U.S. Department of State. Please be advised that most of the records maintained by the Departmentpertain to the formulation and execution of U.S. foreign policy. See 22 CFR § 171.2. Sincerely, Brooke Nicholas Branch Chief Requester Communications Branch Requester Liaison Division Office of Information Programs and Services U.S. Department of State **THIS EMAIL BOX IS NOT MONITORED, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.**

From: U.S. Department of State

Dear Vaughn Golden,

The status of your FOIA request #F-2024-01081 has been updated to the following status 'Closed'. To learn more, please log into the DoS FOIA Portal via the Application URL below.

https://pal.foia.state.gov
Regards,
U.S. Department of State

From: U.S. Department of State

Dear Vaughn Golden,

This is in reference to your email below regarding the status of FOIA request control number F-2024-01081.

The Office of Information Programs and Servies electronic records indicate that this request is closed. On February 21, 2024, the attached communication informed you that “This Office denies your request because no connection exists between the information requested and the U.S. Department of State. Please be advised that most of the records maintained by the Department pertain to the formulation and execution of U.S. foreign policy. See 22 CFR § 171.2.”.

If you have any concerns or questions regarding a FOIA-related matter, please contact the FOIA Requester Service Center via email at FOIAStatus@state.gov<mailto:FOIAStatus@state.gov>.

Sincerely,

U.S. Department of State
FOIA Requester Service Center

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