Entity: Department of State

FOIA to State Seeking Communications with Anti-Immigration Groups

September 30, 2019
FOIA request to the Department of State seeking communications from political appointees to anti-immigrant groups. American Oversight seeks these records to shed light on the Migrant Protection Protocols and to better understand the circumstances surrounding the program's creation and implementation. 

Letter to State Department: Preservation of Volker Text Messages

September 28, 2019
Letter from American Oversight to the State Department calling for the department to preserve any records of communications, including text messages, that may be in the possession of Kurt Volker, the former Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations who reportedly served as Rudy Giuliani's main contact.

News Roundup: From the Top Down

September 27, 2019
Efforts to get Ukraine to investigate the president's perceived rivals have been known for months. We want to know how many were involved.
(White House Photo)

FOIA to State for U.S. Ukraine Representative Volker’s Text Messages with Giuliani

September 26, 2019
FOIA to State for U.S. Special Representative to Ukraine Kurt Volker’s text messages with President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani asserted that a trail of such messages exists.

FOIA to State for Counselor T. Ulrich Brechbuhl’s Notes From Trump’s Calls with Ukrainian President

September 26, 2019
FOIA to State for Counselor Brechbuhl’s notes or summaries of calls between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky. Brechbuhl reportedly listened to the July 25th call cited by a whistleblower complaint.

Release of Trump–Zelensky Call Readout Raises Questions About Justice Department Involvement

September 25, 2019
If the president or his advisers thought the released summary transcript would be another supposed “total exoneration,” they were mistaken.
(White House Photo)

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Records Regarding President Trump’s Call with Ukrainian President Zelensky

September 25, 2019
FOIA to multiple agencies seeking all versions of transcripts, readouts, summaries, or other notes reflecting the contents of President Trump’s call on July 25, 2019, with Ukrainian President Zelensky.

FOIA to State Seeking Calendars of U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland

September 25, 2019
FOIA to the Department of State seeking calendars of U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, who has reportedly assisted the president’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, in his efforts to meet Ukrainian officials to encourage an investigation of the president’s perceived political opponents.

FOIA to State Seeking Records Reflecting Efforts to Pressure Ukraine to Investigate the President’s Political Opponents

September 25, 2019
FOIA to the Department of the State seeking email communications that may relate to any untoward effort to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate one of President Trump’s political opponents, Joe Biden, in an effort to give the president an electoral advantage.

FOIA to State Seeking Communications Related to Efforts by Rudy Giuliani to Encourage Ukrainian Investigations

September 25, 2019
FOIA to the Department of State seeking email communications of the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland containing key terms related to reported efforts of the president’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, to encourage the government of Ukraine to investigate President Trump’s perceived political opponents.