WikiLeaks (Inter-american Foundation)

Dear Ms. Best,

We have received your request and assigned it number IAF-2019-010. We will
begin our search for responsive documents and hope to have a response to
your request soon. We will contact you should anything change.
Best,

Dear Ms. Best,

Due to the volume of records we need to review for responsiveness we will
need an extension beyond the 20 days in order to fully reply to your
request.

Thank you,

Dear Ms. Best

Attached please find a copy of the IAF's final response to your FOIA
request.
Best,

July 06, 2020 RE:  USAID FOIA No. F-00301-20 (Acknowledgment Letter) Dear Ms. Best: Thank you for the referred letter from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) dated July 02, 2020, requesting information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552.  IAF recovered records from your letter dated May 21, 2019 and those records were referred for direct reply.  The tracking number for your request is F-00301-20.  Please use this number when corresponding with our office. At this time, we are in the process of perfecting your request.  A perfected request for records reasonably describes such records and is made in accordance with published rules stating the time, place, fees (if any) and procedures to be followed.  This process includes reviewing the request for clarity and fee category determination and related commitment to pay, if applicable. Once your request is perfected, you will be notified of the FOIA Specialist assigned to process your case.  If you have questions, please contact us at .  Please cite the above-referenced number when corresponding with our office. (mailto:foia@usaid.gov) foia@usaid.gov Thank you. Sincerely, Pamela A-Campbell
FOIA Specialist
Bureau for Management
Office of Management Services
Information and Records Division

July 07, 2020 RE:  USAID FOIA No. F-00301-20 (FOIA Specialist Assignment Email) Dear Ms. Best: This acknowledges receipt of the referred July 02, 2020, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from Inter-American Foundation (IAF) to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).  Your letter dated May 21, 2019 recovered records for direct reply.  Specifically, you requested any and all documents that pertain to the WikiLeaks website or organization not limited to emails, memos, notes, briefing, reports generated as a result of the five mentioned points. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2006 To 5/21/2019). You also requested a fee waiver. Fee Waiver
The FOIA provides that fees should be waived or reduced if disclosure of the information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations and activities of the government and is not primarily in the commercial interest of the requester.  As a member of the media, the only applicable fee is duplication.  Duplication is $0.10 per page, but the first 100 pages are free.  After review of the fee waiver criteria, your fee waiver request is moot.  Since the only applicable fee is duplication, and USAID routinely furnishes responsive records to FOIA requesters in electronic format, it's most likely there will be no duplication fees to assess.
FOIA Specialist
Your request has been assigned to Pamela A-Campbell, FOIA Specialist.  You may contact me by email at parringtoncampbell@usaid.gov or by phone on 202-921-5010.  Please reference the tracking number cited above in any future correspondence.
Extending the FOIA’s Time Limits due to Unusual Circumstances The FOIA provides that an agency  may extend its time limits when “unusual circumstances” occur in the processing of a request. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(B)(i) (2016). Those “unusual circumstances” are set forth in the statute, 5 U.S.C § 552(a)(6)(B)(iii), and are described as: 1) The need to search for records from field facilities or other locations separate from the office processing the request; 2) The need to search, collect and examine voluminous records; and 3) The need for consultation with another agency. Based upon the records you have requested, we have determined that one or more unusual circumstances will occur during the processing of your request. Accordingly, your response time-limit has been extended beyond the 20 days required by statute; therefore, 10 additional processing days have been added to your request. To mitigate this action, you may limit the scope of the request so that it can be processed more quickly or to arrange an alternative time to respond. If you have any questions or wish to discuss reformulation or an alternative time frame for the processing of your request, you may contact the assigned FOIA Specialist noted above. You may also contact USAID’s FOIA Public Liaison, Christopher Colbow, at foia@usaid.gov.

Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services offered: Office of Government Information Services National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001 E-mail: ogis@nara.gov Telephone: 202-741-5770; Toll Free: 1-877-684-6448 Fax: 202-741-5769 Thank you for your interest in USAID. Sincerely, Pamela A-Campbell
Senior FOIA Specialist
Bureau for Management
Office of Management Services
Information and Records Division

Good afternoon,
Attached is our acknowledgment of your DHS FOIA request.  If you need to contact this office again concerning your request, please provide the DHS reference number. This will enable us to quickly retrieve the information you are seeking and reduce our response time. This office can be reached at 866-431-0486.
Regards,
DHS Privacy Office
Disclosure & FOIA Program
STOP 0655
Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20528-0655
Telephone:  1-866-431-0486 or 202-343-1743
Fax:  202-343-4011
Visit our FOIA website (http://www.dhs.gov/foia)

Greetings Ms. Best,

Attached is a response to a portion of your FOIA request dated May 21, 2019 and sent to the Inter-American Foundation. I also attached a "how to" guide to assist accessing the records which are attached directly to the response letter.
Regards,

Eric Styles
Counsel for Administrative Affairs
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
1100 New York Avenue Northwest | Washington, DC 20527

Investing in Development | dfc.gov<http://dfc.gov>

Dear Ms. Best,

Attached is the Department of State response on documents referred to us by the Inter-American Foundation in response to your FOIA request, IAF-2019-010; do let me know if you have any difficulty opening it.
Best,

Keri

Keri Lewis
Branch Chief
US Department of State
2201 C St NW
Washington, DC 20037

August 11, 2020 Dear Ms. Best: Please see the attached final response letter.  Thank you. Sincerely, Christopher Colbow, Chief
FOIA Public Liaison
FOIA Officer/Agency Records Officer
Bureau for Management
Office of Management Services

Good Morning, Attached is our final response to your request.  If you need to contact this office again concerning your request, please provide the DHS reference number. This will enable us to quickly retrieve the information you are seeking and reduce our response time. This office can be reached at 866-431-0486. Regards, DHS Privacy Office
Disclosure & FOIA Program
STOP 0655
Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20528-0655
Telephone:  1-866-431-0486 or 202-343-1743
Fax:  202-343-4011
Visit our FOIA website

Good Evening,
Attached is our acknowledgment of your DHS FOIA appeal.  If you need to contact this office again concerning your request, please provide the DHS reference number. This will enable us to quickly retrieve the information you are seeking and reduce our response time. This office can be reached at 866-431-0486.
Regards,
DHS Privacy Office
Disclosure & FOIA Program
STOP 0655
Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20528-0655
Telephone:  1-866-431-0486 or 202-343-1743
Fax:  202-343-4011
Visit our FOIA website (http://www.dhs.gov/foia)