U.S. AID response to March 27, 2015 SIGAR Inquiry re: Afghan women, PROMOTE
| Submitted | May 6, 2015 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
Materials provided to the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction by Acting Administrator Lenhardt and the U.S. Agency for International Development in response to the March 27, 2015 Inquiry Letter sent to that office by John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (http://www.sigar.mil/pdf/special%20projects/SIGAR-15-44-SP.pdf)
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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,
Beryl C.D. Lipton
From: Kroot, Alexis D CIV (US)
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
Ms. Lipton,
This is an update regarding your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
with the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). We
have granted your request and I have attached to this email our response
letter. Unfortunately, I am encountering technical difficulties at the moment,
and I am unable to attach the responsive documents to this email. If you would
like I can attempt to send them on Monday, after I have worked with the IT
department to resolve this issue. Or if you would like to provide a physical
address I could send you a hard copy of the documents.
Regards,
Alexis Kroot
FOIA Office Assistant
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)
Office: 703-545-6000
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
From: Beryl Lipton
Hello!
Were you able to take care of the technical issues? Otherwise, I'd be happy to receive hard copies.
Best,
From: Kroot, Alexis D CIV (US)
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
Ms. Lipton,
I apologize for the delay, I was able to resolve the issue this morning. I
have attached to this email the responsive documents, and the original
response letter from June 4th. Thank you for your patience!
Regards,
Alexis Kroot
FOIA Office Assistant
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)
Ph: (703)545-6000
From: Beryl Lipton
Hello!
Thank you so much for your help with this!
Have a lovely afternoon,
Beryl
From: Beryl Lipton
Hello Ms. Kroot,
I noticed that U.S. AID's response was included online [https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/special%20projects/SIGAR-15-44-SP.pdf], though these answers were not included in the materials I received in response to this request. Can you illuminate the reasons for this and provide any additional materials that might exist?
Thanks for your help!
Beryl
From: Kroot, Alexis D CIV (US)
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
Ms. Lipton,
Thank you for your question. On May 6, 2015, you requested:
"Materials provided to the Office of the Special Inspector General for
Afghanistan Reconstruction by Acting Administrator Lenhardt and the U.S.
Agency for International Development in response to the March 27, 2015 Inquiry
Letter sent to that office by John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General for
Afghanistan Reconstruction
(http://www.sigar.mil/pdf/special%20projects/SIGAR-15-44-SP.pdf)".
Besides the records provided to you on June 9, 2015, and those proactively
disclosed on our public website at the link contained in your request, we do
not have any additional records responsive to your request. Because your
request contained a link to USAID's formal response, which is publicly
available on our website, we interpreted your request as being only for
records that had not been proactively disclosed to the public.
Thank you,
Alexis Kroot
FOIA Office Assistant
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)
Ph: (703)545-6000
From: Beryl Lipton
Hi Ms. Kroot,
I now understand from where the confusion comes. Thank you very much for your help!
Have a lovely day,
Beryl
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