July 31, 2017

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ACLJ American Center for Law & Justice

~e. Stale Anne>. 2 (SA-~)

Washington, DC 20522-8100

RE: FOIA Request tu U.S. St:1tc Ol·partmcnt Rcgur<.ling Removal of the Word ~'Genocide" from Speeches untl other Official Documents.

Dear Sir or Ma'am:

This lt!lter is a request ("'Rec1uest") in ucrnrdnnce with the Freedom of Information Act ('·fOIA''). 5 U.S.C. § 55~. and the corn:spomling department1agcnc) implementing regulations.

The Request is made by lhi: American Cent1.·r 1<.1r 1 .tw ;.111d Justice ( ACLJ) 1 on behalf of itself and over 323,000 of our memb~rs who have signed our petition to stop the Islamic State's (ISIS) genocide against Christ iuns and other religious minorities. The ACLJ respectfully seeks expedited processing and a waiver of fees related to this Request as set forth in an accompanying memorandum.

To summarize, the numbered requests contained h~rein seek any and all records of discussions and decisions leading up to und surrounding the Swte Department's removal of the word .. gt:nociclc'' from speechi.!s anJ olfo.:ial don11111:11ts concerning. ISIS's atrocities against Christians, Yazidis. arn.1 other religious minorities in Iraq and Syria.

Background

Pursuant lo State Department l\ )IA regulation 22 C.l'.R. § I 7 l.4(b ). this Background addresses "the subject. Lime frame. numcs or nny indi \ iduul'> ill\ ol \'ed. u contract number (if applicable), and reasons why the reque·n~r believes thi: Oi:pnrtment may hn\ c records on the subject of the request.'' 22 C.F.R. § l 7 l.4(b).

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For purposes of this Rct1ucst, the timcfrn111c: of records rc<1ucstcd herein is November 8, 2016, to the <fate this Request is processed, unless otherwise indicated.

Pursuant to I OJA. 5 ll.S.C. * 55~. J\('LJ hl'n:h~ requests that thL' ()()S respond to the following numhl..'rL'd l'L'ljllL':-.h <llld p1udt1i:L· .ill 1~· -;p<1nsi' 1.' 1: , rd":

I. Rt•conls of Sccrctar) l{ichanl Visck lh·garding Remo\ ill of Word "Genocide'' from Oflici:tl Stlccchcs ~11ul/or Documcnls

\II records. communication or bridings created. gl'n~ratc<l. fonvar<led. transmitted, sent. shared. -.a' 1..'<l. rccci\ ell. or re\ icwcd b~ Richard C. \ ' i-."·h.. /\<.:ting 1.cg<il . \ll\ iscr. Office of the Legal t\~h iscr. rdi.:rcni.:ing 1lr regarding in an~· "'"~ tl1\.' '"'lHO\ al or lhL· 11.:nn ··gcnodd~ .. from any Slate Lkp.1n111cn1 or olhl..'r ~1g1.•ni.:~ .·. tiks. 1-...:rord:-.. 1r:111 •11I;.! nwtcri.11 \lr l't1rri1.·ula. mL'nHmt1Hla. speeches. ~om111uni<:a1io1t:-. opiniou~. dirL'L'li\ ..::-.. guida111.· ; . d i11..·l'1ions. instl'lll'li\111". briding.s. or un) ulht:r ltL'lll or Jo1.um1..:nt. a:-. rdi:n:111.·~d 111 the Bad.h!tollllll :,i:i.:11011 i.Jbt1\..:. induJing but not limitc.::d to an) record locatetl on buckup tapes. <trchi\L'S. an) other rcco\1:1)'. bai.:h.up. storage or retrieval :,)stem. DO~ der.;cronk m.ail or messag~ ai:counts, non-DOS dl!ctronic mail or message account~. r~r:-iunal d1:ctro11ic mail or 111essng1.· .iccmmts. DOS servers. non-DOS servers. and pi:r-.011.il scncr:-;. a:-. \\di th :Ill) d1.·c1ronir m.1il 1>r m..:ssag..: carbon copi~J to agt:nq account rL·i.:ip1L'llt, • .111\ dc1:1ron1r m;1il 1)1' 11i..:s:-.ag1.· \.".1t l'1 11 ~ opi1:d 111 11011·<1!:(1..·111.·:i :.1ccount n.:cipit:nts. nny

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dt'ctronic nwil or ml..'ss;.1gl..' li.H·\\;mkd 11.1 ;1g1.·11c ;. a<:count n:c1p11..'1lls. any dc<:tronic mail or tnl..'ss;sgl..' forw;irdcd to 1wn-<1g.l..'nC) account n:cipil.'nls. and <11tad1mcn1~ to uny electronic mail or m..:ssagc.

2. Records of Sccr<.•t:111· Rkh:trd Visel. lh·gardiug the Won) ••(;<.'nocidctt in Connection With ISIS

·\II t\:c~mls. communic;.11ion or briclings crc;i11:<.I. gl..'nl..'ral<:J. forwurdt>d. trnnsmillcd. sent, shared, saved. rccci\ ed. or reviewed hy Richurd ( '. \i i'>\.'L A.cling Leg.al Ad viser. Ol'lke of the Legal J\d\isl..'r. containing lhl..' 1cm1 "gcnocid~" and 1~>~ 1..·thl..'r in thl..' smnc rl..'cord with one: or more of the folltming. terms: the "lskuni1..· St;1tl..' ... "ISIS." " l'-;JI .... ··J)ac.:-sh." ··1s ... ()r any other tcnn. title or w..:ron~ m f'ur tht: Islamic Stat\.'. induding. but 11u1 l1mill..'<l to •lll) n:rnrd locak<l on budrnp tapes. ;.in:hivl..'s. <111) other r1Z1.:o\ cr~. h;u.:kup. s1orag.1.: or rl.'lrie\ ~11 ~) s11.·m. DOS d\!clronic mail or messagl:' Ul'l'Ollnls. non-DOS ckl..'IJ'1.)l)il' mail or n1l..'ssagc ni:l:oums. pl..'rsonul d~ctronic mail or m\!ssage acl..'ounls. DOS st:rvl!rs. non-DOS "'-'f\l.!rs. and pcrson;.ll !>ervcrs. as we II as any dc<.:tronil: nwil or message <.:;.1rbon copied ll.1 ag1.· 111:~ <1<.:1.:ount rl..'cipil.'nts. any ch:ctronic mail or messag1.• carbon copi1:d to non-agl..'nc~ al'<.:1.1u11t rt>cipit:nts. an~ dl.'<.:trunic mail or message li.>l'\\<tJ'dctl to :.1g.l.!11cy ucc~)lllll n:<.:ipil·nts. an) l..'h:L·1 r11ni1.: mail 1.H· ml:'ssagl.' forwanJcd to non-agency account rl..'<.:ipil..'nts. and allachml..'nh 11.1 ;.111~ ck·1.·tn •111 1.: mail or ml.!ssag-.: .

. '\. Records From \\·hich thl' Word "(;cnodtlt•" lrn:. Uccn RcmoYct.I

All liks. rc~:ords. memor;.mdu. spl.'echt>s. cummunicutions. opinions. directions. directives. guidanl.'.1.'. uaining. material 1.H· curricula. i11:. 1n1c1ion~. bridings. or publications, created. gencrntcd fonvan.lt><l. 11t.1ns111itll.'<.I. sc111. sh.11 ~·d . :-.;.I\ ed. pub I ish1..·d. circulalc<l. recei vcd, or l'l.'V il.'\\Cd r1 , )II) which Ill\.' ll..'l'lll ··gcnm:idl.'" ha-. h1.·\.·11 l\.'l\ll)\ cd (II' from which lhl.! 11.:rm "genocide., has been dir~1.:h:d or markl'd 1i.1r 1\:mm ;11 b:- .111: St;lll.' I kpannk'lll orficial. indu<ling but not limikd to any p~rson \\ ithin th\.':

(al Oflicc of the L\!g.al Adviser (l.). including but not limited lo Richard C. Visc!k, Acting l .l!gal Ad\ iscr:

(hi Olfo:1.· ol' the l l11dl..'r S\.'1.:n:tar) li.>t l'ul. ti<:.il /\ffai rs (PA). including hut not limited 10 l mkr Sl..'1.'1\:tar: I homa~ . \. Shannon .. h

cc) Burl.'au or Near Llsh:rn. \ffairo.; tl'l L \ ). (di Oniel..' or the l 'ndi.:r Sccrl.'lar: for Ci\ ili<Hl Sl.'rnrit:- . lknw<.:rac). ~md lluman Rights (J).

incluuing but not limi1c<l 10 l ' nt.11.'r s~1.:11.·1;11} Smah Sewell: cd J'hc Onie~ of Global Criminal .lustict> (< iCJ > and th~ OfJi<.:c or the Special Coordinator

for <ilobal Crimimil Juslkc. including but not limited to Todd F. Buchwald: (I) Oflic~ or th\.' I 1ndcr Sl.'cn:tar: for Puhli1.· Diplom.iq and Publi1: Alfoirs. including but not

limikd to Acting l mk•r ">l.'1..Tl'lary D. I \rm· '-' Wharton: or (g.) Oflic\! of th .. · Couns..!lor of 1h1.· D1.·pan1111.·11t (( '). including but nol limitc<l 10 Kristie A.

1-\.elllll.'): lh) Oflice or the Sp~..:i<tl l'n:sid1.·ntial l·ll\ 11) for th..! (ilob;,ll Coalition to <.'ountl!r ISIL.

including but not limit~<.l lo Bretl McUurl-..: or ti) Ol'lit.:c ul' the ll .S. Spcci;il l:nvoy ror S ~ ria. including. btll nol I imit.:<l to Michat!I Ramey;

c.:ontaining th1.· 11:rm · · g.1.·11~>1.'idl.' .. aml th..: .. lslami ... · '-t•llc:· .. ISIS ..... ISIL." ··Dacsh:· ··1s:· or any ol111.•r 1..:rm. titk ~1r •1<.:ronym fi.1r th..: blumic.: :-.1:1h:. 1m:ludi11g but not limited to <1ny record located on ba1.:kup tapt:s. :.m:hiws. :Ul) other n:cu\ .:r~ . b~1<.:kup. stonigc or n~irievul system, DOS d~<.:lronic mnil or messag~ ~11.:coums. non-DOS ..:kctroni1.: m;1il or mcssage •lccounls. personal dei.:lroni<.: mail or message accounts. DOS sci' ..:rs. non-DOS sl!rvers. and pt:rsonal servers, as "d I as <In)' ch:ctronic rnai I ur n\\:ssagc L';11 bt•ll copied le.> :.\gen<.: y •t<:count recipients, •my declroni1.: mail or me:-.s•l!:'-1..' 1.·arhnn C\1pi..:d ltl 1 h111 -. 1g.t:n..:~ :u:count rccipil!nls. any electronic mail or message forw;.mh:d to :.1g1.·nc,;: <H:L"Olllll r..:..:1 p11..·1ot-.. an: ..:kc1roni1: mail or message forwarded lo non-;igc,;nq ai:t:oum n:l.'ipi1.·11h. and auadlm1..·nh t11 . Ill~ d 1.·1.·1wnk mail or mcssagl.' .

.J. Records of Officinls within the Offin• ol' the Lcgul Adviser Regan.ling Rcmo\•al of Word .. Genocide'• from Ollici11l Spl'l'Chl·~ and/or Documents

All n.'Cl>t·ds. rnmmunit:at ion or nriding.s cr1..'<111..·d. _• t:ncrutr:d. forn ar<lt:d. transmitted. s~nl. shared. 'itl\1.:d . l\!Cl.'i\1.'d. or f\!\ il.'\\1.'d b;. ~in~ SI.ti\.' lk p.11 11111.·111 llnit:ial \\ithin lhc Office or the Under S..:rn:1ar) li.>r PolitiL·al .\tfair" <1'1\). irn.:l11di11g hut 1w1 limi11.:d to l'ndl.'r S..:cn:!ar) rhomas A. Shannon. Jr .. rdi:r..:ncing or rcg;m.ling in an~ ".1~ dbcussions an<l or decisions to remove the \\ord ··g.cnocidl! .. from un) sp~...-ch and olfo.:i;il doctnncm in connection with the atrocities commi11cd by JSIS as rcll.:renccd in ~he Backgrou11d section abo\'c. including but not limited Lo

an~ r..:con.l h.>c•ttc<l on b~1ckup tapt:s. ~m:hh c-.. <Ill) other n:cm Ct). b:.ickup. storage or retrieval s) s11,.·m. DOS l!kctronk m~1il or 1111.:~o;a g.: .11..-~·\ lllllb . non-DOS d1.·c1ronic mail or message :11:c1111nh !)._·r:-.l mal c k....iron il' rnai I , H llll°!'.'>. t ~ 1..· • 1, ·:o un1s. [)OS -.t:n crs. non-DOS scrvt:rs. and pl.'r .. 011-.I :,..:n 1..'l''i. as \\1..' ll a:. •Ill ) 1.:i1..·clro11i1.· 111.111 \ ' ' llll.'":-.ag1.: carbon 1.:\1pic<l to agency account n.:1.:ipic:111s. ~:1 1 '- d cc1roni1: mail ur 111e~sag1..· 1..·.irbt111 ... ·upicc.l lo non-agl..'nc.:) aL·count recipients. any .:k·L·tro11i ~: 111tiil or nwssag.t: l ~>J'\\ <lHh:d lo ag..:n;.: :- <it.:..:ount n::1.:ipk·nts. any dcc1ronic mail or mcssagl:.' Ji.)rn a:-cb.I to no11-;.1g1::nc) .iccounl r1..·l'ipk111s. and •tttw.:hmcnts to an) dcclronic mail or 1111.'ssagc.

5. Rct:ords of Offid:tls \\ ithin Oth~r Olfin:-. Rl•:.tardiu~ lknto\•al of \Von.I "Genocide., front Offidal Spct>t:ht•\ and/ot' l>onulll'll( .S

1\1! l't.:(..'.or<ls. communicalion or bridings 1.:rcall.'d. g.:nt:ralcd. forv,•mkd. transmittcd. sent. shared. s;l\cd. rccciw d. or re\ iewcd by any Stall.! Dcp;inmcnl oflicial within the:

(a) Oifa:1.· \ )f tht: Lcg.ul i\th i'icr (I.). indudi11g but no1 limited to Richard C. Visck. Acting I .l:!g<d Ad vis...,r:

(bl Ollict· of thc l 'nd..:r l..)1..·1.:rl..'1.11 :- l(1r P11l.l11..·:ll .\lfoir .. (!',\). inl"luding but not limited lo l 'n~kr ~ccrl.!Ull') I h(1nw~ . \. '-;h:.111m•n. J 1:

I..:} B urc~nt of N1.:ur h1sl1,.'fll , \ lh1i r~ (NL \): Id) Oflicl' of thl! ll ndl.'r Sccrt:tW) for Ci \ ili,111 Sccurit). Dc11101.-rac). c.md I Juman Rights (J).

mduding but not limitcc.110 l 'nc.k:r Secrd.ir) Sarah Sc\.\cll. I c I I hi.' Ul'lkt: or ( ilobal Criminal .I u~1 it:t: I ( 1<. .I) <tml the Onicc or tht: Special Coordinator

ll>r (iloh~tl Criminal .lu~lit:t:. i111:l11di11g l>ul 1H1l li111i1 ... ·d 1( 1 I odd I . Budl\\.'Hlc.I: (I) O!fo.:c of lh1.: l ' ndcr S..:crclitr) 1(1r Publi..: D1plo111:1c) and l>uhlic Affairs. including but nol

Ii 111111..·d 10 :\ 1.:t ing l 1mk1 s~·u..:1ar) D. I S1 l 11.1..· \\ 'h:.1non: or

( g> Olfo.:I! of tlw Coun ... d or of lh1..· Dl.'pan11wm ( (.' ). induding but not I imited to Kristie A. K1.:nnl.'y:

(h) Oft kl..' uf thl.' Spl.'l:ial l'r1..·:-.id..:n1 ial I ll\ , 1\ ltir 1111..· Ulobal l oal it ion Ill Counter lSIL. induding. but not limitl..'d tti B1\.'H Mdiurk . \)!'

(i) Oflic1:: of the l ' .S. Sp1..•dal L:ll\oy for S:ria. induding but not limitl!d lo Mich:.1.:I Rainey;

rderl'ncing or n:garding in any way disl'.ussions andtor decisions to rl.'move the word "genocide" from ~my specd1 and onkiul donm1l..'nt in t.:011111..Ttion \\ith thl..' ~1trocitit:s committed by ISIS as n.:kn.:11<:1..•<l in lhl..' B:u.:kg.round :-.i:ction abo\I..'. 111\.'luding but 1101 limikd to any rl!conl located on hack up tapl.'s. ard1i \'l.'S. <lll) 11llh:1 rl.'l'\l \\.'f). h.11..·" 1p. :-.l11rag1..· m rl.'lri,_., al S) stl!m. DOS dectronic mail or m1:ss;1go: accounts. non-DUS l.'k·l.'lrn1111..· m.iil or 1111.·!:>~<1!;'-' accounts. p1:rsonal dectronic muil or messagl.' accounts. DOS st:n 1.'l'S. 1wn- l>O~ sl.'l"\ l.'I'~. am! pcrslinal scrwrs. us well as any cb.:trunic mail or 1rn:s::.age c;,1rbun copil:d to ;.ig..:rn:y •lt.:count recipients, uny electronic mail or message c<1rbon copied to non-ag1mcy account recipients. uny elec1ronic mail or message forwarded to ag~ncy account rt:cipients. ~In) ckctronil: mail or mcssnge forwarded lo non-agency ~11xoulll rccipicnts. and allm:hmL·nts lo ;in_:. t.:b:t1\111k mail or 1111.'ssagc.

CON( l.l ~ION

II' this Request is d<:nit::d in \.\hole or in pan .. \Cl.J n:quests tlwt. \\ilhin the time requirements imposctl b) FOIA. you support all denials b) rl'li.:1i:nce to spc<:ilk FOIA exemptions and provide an: judidally rcquir~d c::xpbnatory information. induding hut not limited lo, .i / 'uug/111 Index.

l\lorL'u\cr .1~ cx pl<1i11cd i11 <111 ,tt:t.:\llllpan) 1ng 1llt'I 1orandt11n. th<.: i\l'l.J is entitled lo 1.'Xpediced procl.':-smg of this R1:·q\li.:st """di a:- ,1 \\:ti' L't 111 .di l i.·I..'~ .1-.-.tlci;1t<..:d "ith it. I h.: ACLJ rcserves 1hc right to ;1ppi::nl a Jcdsion tti '' i1hhold an> 111 h •rmatiun soug.hl b~ this r1:quest antl 'or to deny the scpar•Hc applicalion for cxpcclitc:u procc:ssing and waiver of fol's .

I hank }OU for your prnmpl L'O!lsitkrulion or 1hi-. Rl..'quc:st. Plc:as\! rurnish all applicable records .111u di rl.'1:1 an) rcspo1t:>cs tu:

for<lan Sd.uhJ\\. I· \L'rnti\ 1.· l>irL'cto1 Co lb) I\ I. 1\1;1). '-il.'lli\trl '1iu11:-.d l'niig I . P.1rshall. Sp\xial Cou11~1.:I

l'arl) F. Omnmill. Senior Litigation l'\1ttnwl Benjamin P. Sisn..:y. Senior Litigation Couns~I American C~nlcr for La\\ and Justice

\\'a:-.hington. D.C. 20002-570.1

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I anirm that 1lw forl!~oing rl.'qu~:-1 and alluchl.'d do1.:uml.'n1<1tion an~ Intl.' and corrl..'cl to the best of Ill) kll\l\\lcdgl.' anJ lxlil.!f.

Rl..'spi:ctfully ~ubmilll..'d.

Jordan Sckulo\\ I :\1.:'cuti\c Din:clm

4p.,e~ c..--- C_:..:? Bl!njamin P. Sisney "il.'nior I itig;.ilion l'ounsl.'1

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Colb~ M. M:.t} '°il.'nior ( 'ounsl.'I