Cost of governors' trip to Afghanistan (DOD)

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Any and all costs related to the September bipartisan delegation to Afghanistan which included Under Secretary of the Army Brad Carson, Governor Andrew Cuomo (New York), Governor William E. Haslam (Tennessee), Governor Jeremiah W. Nixon (Missouri), Governor Brian E. Sandoval (Nevada), and other Department of Defense officials.

Costs include, but are not limited to, airfare to D.C., Germany, Afghanistan and back; transportation around D.C., Germany, and Afghanistan; lodging, meals, per diem expenses, and overtime.

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In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,

Conor Skelding

To Whom It May Concern:

The Department of Defense has recommended that the following request be redirected to your office for processing. Acknowledgement of receipt and an estimated date of completion would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much.

To Whom It May Concern:

Please find attached additional correspondence from the Department of Defense indicating the need to forward to your office my request for:

"Any and all costs related to the September bipartisan delegation to Afghanistan which included Under Secretary of the Army Brad Carson, Governor Andrew Cuomo (New York), Governor William E. Haslam (Tennessee), Governor Jeremiah W. Nixon (Missouri), Governor Brian E. Sandoval (Nevada), and other Department of Defense officials.

Costs include, but are not limited to, airfare to D.C., Germany, Afghanistan and back; transportation around D.C., Germany, and Afghanistan; lodging, meals, per diem expenses, and overtime."

Thank you very much for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 29, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #15-F-0021.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 29, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #15-0261 ; 15-F-0021.

Thank you for your help.