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From: Luppe Luppen

01/24/2020

Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: Pompeo NPR Map

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To Whom It May Concern:

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

1. The map used by Secretary Pompeo to test NPR correspondent Mary Louise Kelly’s knowledge of the location of Ukraine. (As described in the following tweet: https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1220837170484797445?s=21)

2. Emails or other correspondence, if any, concerning obtaining, printing, or producing the said map.

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,

Luppe Luppen

From: U.S. Department of State

02/12/2020

Subject: Ref: F-2020-03571, Freedom of Information Act Acknowledgement

**THIS EMAIL BOX IS NOT MONITORED, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.** Luppen: This email acknowledges receipt of your January 24, 2020, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552) request received by the U.S. Department of State, Office ofInformation Programs and Services on February 6, 2020, regardingthe map used by Secretary Pompeo to test NPR correspondent Mary Louise Kelly's knowledge of the location of Ukraine and emails or other correspondence, if any, concerning obtaining, printing, or producing the said map. This Office assigned your request the subject reference number and placed it in the complex processing track where it will beprocessed as quickly as possible. See 22 CFR § 171.11(h). This Office willnot be able to respond within the 20 days provided by the statute due to“unusual circumstances.” See 5 U.S.C. §552(a)(6)(B)(i)-(iii). In this instance,the unusual circumstances include the need to search for and collect requestedrecords from other Department offices or Foreign Service posts. If you have any questions regarding yourrequest , would like to narrow the scope or arrange analternative time frame to speed its processing, or would like an estimated dateof completion, please contact our FOIA Requester Service Center or our FOIAPublic Liaison by email at FOIAstatus@state.gov or telephone at202-261-8484. Additionally, youmay contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at theNational Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIAmediation services they offer. Thecontact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government InformationServices, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS,College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, email at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. **THIS EMAIL BOX IS NOT MONITORED, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.**

From: Muckrock Staff

03/13/2020

Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Act Request: Pompeo NPR Map

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 24, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.