From: Subject: Date: To: Cc: Ricker, Monique T. EOP/USTR Monique_T_Ricker@ustr.eop.gov RE: FOIA Request (USTR-18-0669) - USTR Tracking No. FY19-05 April 25, 2019 at 12:03 PM American Oversight FOIA foia@americanoversight.org FN-USTR-FOIA FN-USTR-FOIA@ustr.eop.gov n Hi Katie, Attached please find the specific calendar entries you requested. This constitutes a complete response to your request. You may contact me or my colleague Melissa Keppel at FOIA@ustr.eop.gov or 202-395-3419 for further assistance and to discuss any aspect of your request. 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 they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. If you are not satisfied with the response to this request, you may also administratively appeal by writing to: FOIA Office, ATTN: Janice Kaye, Office of the US Trade Representative, Anacostia Naval Annex, Bldg. 410/Door 123, 250 Murray Lane, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20509. Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within 90 days of the date of the response to your request. Both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked: “Freedom of Information Act Appeal" and should include a reference to the FOIA Case File number listed above. Heightened security in force may delay mail delivery; therefore we suggest that you also email any such appeal to foia@ustr.eop.gov. In the event you are dissatisfied with the results of any such appeal, judicial review will thereafter be available to you in the United States District Court for the judicial district in which you reside or have your principal place of business, or in the District of Columbia, where we searched for the records you requested. Thank you, Monique Monique T. Ricker FOIA Program Manager/Attorney EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE WASHINGTON DC 20508 From: American Oversight FOIA Sent: Friday, April 19, 2019 1:59 PM Sent: Friday, April 19, 2019 1:59 PM To: FN-USTR-FOIA Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] FOIA Request (USTR-18-0669) - USTR Tracking No. FY19-05 Monique, I hope you are doing well. Per our prior emails, American Oversight has identified the following specific calendar entries for which we would like to request more detailed information: • USTR Robert Lighthizer: 0 2019 Calendar Entries: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 0 1/11/19 – PHONE CALL: Acting Secretary Shanahan 1/14/19 – MEETING: Mnuchin/Malpass/Eli 1/16/19 – MEETING: Secretary Ross 1/23/19 – MEETING: JK 1/23/19 – PHONE CALL: Pompeo 1/24/19 – PC Café Standards 1/24/19 – MEETING: Secretary Perdue 1/25/19 – LUNCH: Sec Nielsen and Amb. Bolton 1/28/19 – MEETING: Mnuchin 2/20/19 – MEETING: Mnuchin 2/20/19 – MEETING: Kushner 2018 Calendar Entries: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1/16/18 – MEETING: Kushner 1/30/18 – MEETING: Kushner 1/31/18 – MEETING: Kushner 2/8/18 – LUNCH: Kushner 2/14/18 – MEETING: Kushner 3/2/18 – MEETING: Kushner 3/8/18 – MEETING: Kushner 3/20/18 – MEETING: Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, CBP 3/28/18 – MEETING: Kushner 4/26/18 – PHONE CALL: Senator Rubio/S. Miller 5/1/18 – MEETING: Kushner 5/16/18 – PHONE CALL: Stephen Miller 6/5/18 – MEETING: Kushner 6/5/18 – HOLD: MEETING: Kushner/Luntz 6/12/18 – MEETING: Kushner 8/14/18 – MEETING: Kushner 10/30/18 – PHONE CALL: Commissioner McAleenan 11/6/18 – MEETING: CBP 12/6/18 – HOLD: PHONE CALL: Commissioner McAleenan 12/13/18 – MEETING: Kushner/Thornton Dep. Chief of Staff Pam Marcus: • Dep. Chief of Staff Pam Marcus: 0 0 • 1/5/18 – CALL: Chad Wolf 12/13/18 – call with Gene re CBP White House Liaison Stewart Ackerly: 0 0 0 0 8/9/18 – FW: CBP/DHS consultation 10/18/18 – David Morrell 10/18/18 – Meeting: Mahoney and Faith-Based Groups 12/6/18 – Call with Michael Evans, Alibaba Group Please let me know of any questions. Thank you for your assistance. Best, Katie Katherine M. Anthony Staff Attorney* American Oversight foia@americanoversight.org 202.897.3918 >www.americanoversight.org< @weareoversight *Admitted in Massachusetts. Practice supervised by members of the D.C. Bar while application for D.C. Bar membership is pending. On Apr 9, 2019, at 3:14 PM, FN-USTR-FOIA wrote: Katie, No later than April 26th is fine. Thanks, Monique From: American Oversight FOIA Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 3:07 PM To: Ricker, Monique T. EOP/USTR Cc: FN-USTR-FOIA Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: FOIA Request (USTR-18-0669) - USTR Tracking No. FY19-05 Hi Monique, Per our prior emails concerning the calendars we’ve requested from USTR, my team is working on determining whether there are any specific entries for which we would like to request more detailed information. We had hoped to complete this process and get back to you by April 12th, but we could use a bit of extra time. Would it be alright if we get back to you on this request by no later than April 26th? (I think we’ll more likely be able to get back to you by the 19th, but just wanted to build in a bit of extra time just in case.) Please let me know. Thank you, Katie Katherine M. Anthony Staff Attorney* American Oversight foia@americanoversight.org 202.897.3918 >>www.americanoversight.org<< @weareoversight *Admitted in Massachusetts. Practice supervised by members of the D.C. Bar while application for D.C. Bar membership is pending. On Mar 27, 2019, at 5:33 PM, American Oversight FOIA wrote: Thank you Monique - this is very helpful information, and I appreciate you taking the time to address our concerns. Best, Katie Katherine M. Anthony Staff Attorney* American Oversight foia@americanoversight.org 202.897.3918 >>www.americanoversight.org<< @weareoversight *Admitted in Massachusetts. Practice supervised by members of the D.C. Bar while application for D.C. Bar membership is pending. On Mar 27, 2019, at 3:44 PM, Ricker, Monique T. EOP/USTR wrote: Katie, Thank you for raising your concerns about proactively disclosed calendars. The records we post on USTR.gov are the same as those maintained by and for Ambassador Lighthizer and Jamieson Greer internally. I personally request, review, and release the calendars at the end of every month to ensure the public has access to the most accurate reflection of the prior month’s official business. You will notice that we do not remove personal appointments from calendars. Rather we apply Exemption 6. Instances where we apply Exemption 5 generally coincide with meetings Ambassador Lighthizer held with Canadian and Mexican officials during the USMCA negotiations. With respect to FY19-05, yes; we are on the same page. We appreciate your understanding about our limited technical capabilities and will do our best to efficiently provide you the details of specific meetings upon your request. Please let me know if you have additional questions. Please let me know if you have additional questions. Thank you, Monique Monique T. Ricker FOIA Program Manager/Attorney EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE WASHINGTON DC 20508 From: American Oversight FOIA Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 2:19 PM To: Ricker, Monique T. EOP/USTR Cc: FN-USTR-FOIA Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: FOIA Request (USTR-18-0669) - USTR Tracking No. FY19-05 Dear Monique, Apologies for my delayed response. Thank you for this information and the records. Just to make sure I’m clear, I understand that the records for Messrs. Lighthizer and Greer’s calendars are publicly posted, and the calendars provided for Mr. Ackerly and Ms. Marcus are not generally publicly disclosed but were provided to us in response to our FOIA Request. And I understand the offer to identify specific entries for more detailed information to extend to all four calendars. Is that correct? I just want to make sure we’re on the same page. We are amenable to accepting the Daily Style calendars and specifying specific entries, if any, for which we would like additional detail, and we will endeavor to request those by April 12th. In discussing this with my team, a concern about the publicly disclosed calendars was raised. We have sought calendars from a number of other agencies, and in our experience, sometimes the proactively disclosed calendars omit some information (this could be for a variety of reasons - for example, the public versions are not updated to reflect late changes, certain appointments/meetings might be deemed personal and removed even if they are in part relevant to the official’s duties for the agency, etc.). Could you confirm that the publicly disclosed calendars for Messrs. Lighthizer and Greer are the same as those maintained by or for them internally? Or if not, what the difference is between the internal and public facing calendars? Thank you - I appreciate your assistance. Best, Katie Katie Katherine M. Anthony Staff Attorney* American Oversight foia@americanoversight.org 202.897.3918 >>>www.americanoversight.org<<< @weareoversight *Admitted in Massachusetts. Practice supervised by members of the D.C. Bar while application for D.C. Bar membership is pending. On Mar 13, 2019, at 11:52 AM, Ricker, Monique T. EOP/USTR wrote: Dear Katie, The FOIA you submitted on October 17, 2018 (USTR-18-0669/FY19-05) requesting calendars for Robert Lighthizer, Jamieson Greer, G. Payne Griffin, Pamela A. Marcus, and anyone who has served as White House Liaison since January 20, 2017 is the third such request we have received from American Oversight. USTR-17-0441/FY1821 and USTR-18-0085/FY18-75 requested the calendars for Robert Lighthizer, Jamieson Greer, Stephen Vaughn and John Melle from January 20, 2017 through November 1, 2017 and November 2, 2017 to April 30, 2018, respectively. As I explained to your colleague Sara Creighton on November 14, 2017, the version of Outlook that USTR uses does not produce calendars in “memo style,” an automated format that includes all invitees, notes, and attachments. Because we understand American Oversight prefers the individual entries, we have previously produced calendars in the “Daily Style,” the manner in which USTR employees keep their calendars, with an invitation to specify individual entries that address a particular topic, e.g., NAFTA in the prior requests. I would like to extend the same offer to you as the staff attorney assigned to this request. USTR continues to proactively disclose Robert Lighthizer’s and Jamieson Greer’s calendars in the FOIA Library. January and February 2019 should be posted in the next week or so. Stewart Ackerly assumed the role of White House liaison on August 1, 2018 after G. Payne Griffin’s departure. You may download Stewart’s calendar from August 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018 here:>>>https://drive.max.gov/share/f7246346cc960944<<<;; and Pam Marcus’s calendar from June 12, 2017 through December 31, 2018 here:>>>https://drive.max.gov/share/d5978dd5d2853b3e<<<;; We will consider this request closed if we do not hear from you by April 12, 2019, at which point you may administratively appeal by writing to: FOIA Office, ATTN: Janice Kaye, Office of the US Trade Representative, Anacostia Naval Annex, Bldg. 410/Door 123, 250 Murray Lane, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20509. Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within 90 days of the date of the response to your request. Both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked: “Freedom of Information Act Appeal" and should include a reference to the FOIA Case File number listed above. Heightened security in force may delay mail delivery; therefore we suggest that you also email any such appeal to foia@ustr.eop.gov. In the event you are dissatisfied with the results of any such appeal, judicial review will thereafter be available to you in the United States District Court for the judicial district thereafter be available to you in the United States District Court for the judicial district in which you reside or have your principal place of business, or in the District of Columbia, where we searched for the records you requested. Thank you, Monique Monique T. Ricker FOIA Program Manager/Attorney EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE WASHINGTON DC 20508 From: American Oversight FOIA Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 1:43 PM To: FN-USTR-FOIA Subject: [EXTERNAL] FOIA Request (USTR-18-0669) Dear FOIA Officer: Below please find the pasted text of a letter requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act. The original letter is also attached to this email. October 17, 2018 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL USTR FOIA Office, GSD/RDF Attn: Chief FOIA Officer Janice Kaye Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Anacostia Naval Annex, Building 410/Door 123, 250 Murray Lane SW Washington, DC 20509 Washington, DC 20509 FOIA@ustr.eop.gov Re: Freedom of Information Act Request Dear FOIA Officer: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, and your agency’s implementing regulations, American Oversight makes the following request for records. In particular, American Oversight seeks records that will inform the American public of how senior government officials are choosing to spend taxpayer dollars. Requested Records American Oversight requests that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) produce the following within twenty business days: All calendars or calendar entries for any of the following individuals, including any calendars maintained on behalf of these individuals (e.g., by an administrative assistant): · Robert Lighthizer · Jamieson Greer · G. Payne Griffin · Pamela A. Marcus · Anyone who has served as White House Liaison since January 20, 2017 For these individuals, American Oversight requests that the calendars be produced in a format that includes all invitees, any notes, and all attachments. Please provide all responsive records from the date each custodian joined USTR through the date the search is conducted. Please do not limit your search to Outlook calendars. We request the production of any document—paper or electronic, whether on government-issued or personal devices—used to track or coordinate how these individuals allocate their time on agency business. In addition to the records requested above, American Oversight also requests records describing the processing of this request, including records sufficient to identify search terms used and locations and custodians searched and any tracking sheets used to track the processing of this request. If your agency uses FOIA questionnaires or certifications completed by individual custodians or components to determine whether they possess responsive materials or to describe how they conducted searches, we also request any such records prepared in connection with the processing of this request. American Oversight seeks all responsive records regardless of format, medium, or physical characteristics. In conducting your search, please understand the terms “record,” “document,” and “information” in their broadest sense, to include any written, typed, recorded, graphic, printed, or audio material of any kind. We seek records of any kind, including electronic records, audiotapes, videotapes, and photographs, as well as letters, emails, facsimiles, telephone messages, voice mail messages and transcripts, notes, or minutes of any meetings, telephone conversations or discussions. Our request includes any attachments to these records. No category of material should be omitted from search, collection, and production. Please search all records regarding agency business. You may not exclude searches of files or emails in the personal custody of your officials, such as personal email accounts. Records of official business conducted using unofficial systems or stored outside of official files are subject to the Federal Records Act and FOIA.[1] - It is not adequate to rely on policies and procedures that require officials to move such information to official systems within a certain period of time; American Oversight has a right to records contained in those files even if material has not yet been moved to official systems or if officials have, through negligence or moved to official systems or if officials have, through negligence or willfulness, failed to meet their obligations.[2] In addition, please note that in conducting a “reasonable search” as required by law, you must employ the most up-to-date technologies and tools available, in addition to searches by individual custodians likely to have responsive information. Recent technology may have rendered your agency’s prior FOIA practices unreasonable. In light of the government-wide requirements to manage information electronically by the end of 2016, it is no longer reasonable to rely exclusively on custodian-driven searches.[3]Furthermore, agencies that have adopted the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Capstone program, or similar policies, now maintain emails in a form that is reasonably likely to be more complete than individual custodians’ files. For example, a custodian may have deleted a responsive email from his or her email program, but your agency’s archiving tools would capture that email under Capstone. Accordingly, American Oversight insists that your agency use the most up-to-date technologies to search for responsive information and take steps to ensure that the most complete repositories of information are searched. American Oversight is available to work with you to craft appropriate search terms.However, custodian searches are still required; agencies may not have direct access to files stored in .PST files, outside of network drives, in paper format, or in personal email accounts. Under the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, agencies must adopt a presumption of disclosure, withholding information “only if . . . disclosure would harm an interest protected by an exemption” or “disclosure is prohibited by law.”[4] If it is your position that any portion of the requested records is exempt from disclosure, American Oversight requests that you provide an index of those documents as required under Vaughn v. Rosen, 484 F.2d 820 (D.C. Cir. 1973), cert. denied, 415 U.S. 977 (1974). As you are aware, a Vaughn index must describe each document claimed as exempt with sufficient specificity “to permit a reasoned judgment as to whether the material is actually exempt under FOIA.”[5] Moreover, the Vaughn index “must describe eachdocument or portion thereof withheld, and for each withholding it must discuss the consequences of disclosing the sought-after information.”[6] Further, “the withholding agency must supply ‘a relatively detailed justification, specifically identifying the reasons why a particular exemption is relevant and correlating those claims with the particular part of a withheld document to which they apply.’”[7] In the event some portions of the requested records are properly exempt from In the event some portions of the requested records are properly exempt from disclosure, please disclose any reasonably segregable non-exempt portions of the requested records. If it is your position that a document contains nonexempt segments, but that those non-exempt segments are so dispersed throughout the document as to make segregation impossible, please state what portion of the document is non-exempt, and how the material is dispersed throughout the document.[8] Claims of nonsegregability must be made with the same degree of detail as required for claims of exemptions in a Vaughn index. If a request is denied in whole, please state specifically that it is not reasonable to segregate portions of the record for release. You should institute a preservation hold on information responsive to this request. American Oversight intends to pursue all legal avenues to enforce its right of access under FOIA, including litigation if necessary. Accordingly, your agency is on notice that litigation is reasonably foreseeable. To ensure that this request is properly construed, that searches are conducted in an adequate but efficient manner, and that extraneous costs are not incurred, American Oversight welcomes an opportunity to discuss its request with you before you undertake your search or incur search or duplication costs. By working together at the outset, American Oversight and your agency can decrease the likelihood of costly and time-consuming litigation in the future. Where possible, please provide responsive material in electronic format by email or in PDF or TIF format on a USB drive. Please send any responsive material being sent by mail to American Oversight, 1030 15th Street NW, Suite B255, Washington, DC 20005. If it will accelerate release of responsive records to American Oversight, please also provide responsive material on a rolling basis. Fee Waiver Request In accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(A)(iii) and your agency’s implementing regulations, American Oversight requests a waiver of fees associated with processing this request for records. The subject of this request concerns the operations of the federal government, and the disclosures will likely contribute to public understanding of those operations. Moreover, the request is primarily and fundamentally for noncommercial purposes. commercial purposes. American Oversight requests a waiver of fees because “disclosure of the [requested] information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government.”[9] The disclosure of the information sought under this request will document and reveal the activities of the federal government, including how high-ranking agency personnel are using their official time, with whom they are meeting to discuss official agency business, and whether and to what extent external interests are influencing administration policy decisions. For example, in one prior case, American Oversight successfully obtained Education Secretary DeVos’s calendar entries, which revealed DeVos’s frequent absences from office, staffing choices, and the influence of charter schools and for-profit colleges on the Education Department.[10] In this case, the requested calendar entries would “contribute significant to public understanding of the operations and activities” of officials leading your agency.[11] And, as described in more detail below, American Oversight’s website and social media accounts demonstrate its ability and intention to effectively convey information to the public. This request is primarily and fundamentally for non-commercial purposes. [12] As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, American Oversight does not have a commercial purpose and the release of the information requested is not in American Oversight’s financial interest. American Oversight’s mission is to promote transparency in government, to educate the public about government activities, and to ensure the accountability of government officials. American Oversight uses the information gathered, and its analysis of it, to educate the public through reports, press releases, or other media. American Oversight also makes materials it gathers available on its public website and promotes their availability on social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter.[13] American Oversight has demonstrated its commitment to the public disclosure of documents and creation of editorial content. For example, after receiving records regarding an ethics waiver received by a senior DOJ attorney,[14] American Oversight promptly posted the records to its website and published an analysis of what the records reflected about DOJ’s process for ethics waivers.[15] As another example, American Oversight has a project called “Audit the Wall,” where the organization is gathering and analyzing information and commenting on public releases of information related to the administration’s proposed construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.[16] Accordingly, American Oversight qualifies for a fee waiver. Conclusion We share a common mission to promote transparency in government. American Oversight looks forward to working with you on this request. If you do not understand any part of this request, have any questions, or foresee any problems in fully releasing the requested records, please contact Katherine Anthony at foia@americanoversight.org or (202) 897-3918. Also, if American Oversight’s request for a fee waiver is not granted in full, please contact us immediately upon making such a determination. Sincerely, Austin R. Evers Executive Director American Oversight [1] See Competitive Enter. Inst. v. Office of Sci. & Tech. Policy, 827 F.3d 145, 149–50 (D.C. Cir. 2016); cf. Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Kerry, 844 F.3d 952, 955–56 (D.C. Cir. 2016). [2] See Competitive Enter. Inst. v. Office of Sci. & Tech. Policy, No. 14-cv-765, slip op. at 8 (D.D.C. Dec. 12, 2016) (“The Government argues that because the agency had a policy requiring [the official] to forward all of his emails from his [personal] account to his business email, the [personal] account only contains duplicate agency records at best. Therefore, the Government claims that any hypothetical deletion of the [personal account] emails would still leave a copy of those records intact in [the official’s] work email. However, policies are rarely followed to perfection by anyone. At this stage of the case, the Court cannot assume that each and every work-related email in the [personal] account was duplicated in [the official’s] work email Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: PHONE CALL: Acting Secretary Shanahan they will call Abby's line 202-395-9503 Start: End: Show Time As: Fri 1/11/2019 2:15 PM Fri 1/11/2019 2:45 PM Tentative Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Not yet responded Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR; Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR; Vaughn, Stephen P. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000001 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Mnuchin/Malpass/Eli 205 Winder Start: End: Mon 1/14/2019 4:00 PM Mon 1/14/2019 5:00 PM Recurrence: (none) Organizer: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000002 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Kushner Kushner's Office, 1st floor West Wing Start: End: Tue 1/16/2018 1:45 PM Tue 1/16/2018 3:00 PM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Accepted Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000003 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Secretary Ross Commerce Dept. Start: End: Wed 1/16/2019 9:00 AM Wed 1/16/2019 10:00 AM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Not yet responded Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000004 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: JK 1st floor west wing Start: End: Wed 1/23/2019 4:30 PM Wed 1/23/2019 5:00 PM Recurrence: (none) Organizer: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000005 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: PHONE CALL: Pompeo WHSR Start: End: Wed 1/23/2019 5:30 PM Wed 1/23/2019 6:00 PM Recurrence: (none) Organizer: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000006 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: PC Cafe Standards WHSR-JFK Start: End: Thu 1/24/2019 1:30 PM Thu 1/24/2019 2:30 PM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Not yet responded Organizer: Required Attendees: Kudlow, Larry A. EOP/WHO Francis J. EOP/WHO Brooke (b) (6) @who.eop.gov); Susan C. EOP/WHO Varga ((b) (6) @who.eop.gov); Olmem, Andrew J. EOP/WHO; Burnes, Yen M. EOP/NSC; Whitney J. EOP/NSC Meyers ((b) (6) @nsc.eop.gov); Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR; Conant, Ann M. EOP/OMB; (b) (6) @jmd.usdoj.gov; Caroline Moore @who.eop.gov); Quellie U. EOP/WHO Moorhead (b) (6) @who.eop.gov); Horning, Liz A. EOP/WHO; (b) (6) @epa.gov; (b) (6) @dot.gov; (b) (6) @epa.gov; Balch, (b) (6) Michelle B. EOP/OMB - Larry Kudlow will host a Prinicpals Meeting regarding the Café Standards issue next Thursday, January 24, at  1:30PM in the Roosevelt Room. No +1s without previous approval will be allowed. Please email Francis Brooke  with questions: (b) (6) @who.eop.gov     WAVES Link if needed:     (b) (6)   Invited Attendees:  Mick Mulvaney  Secretary Chao  Administrator Wheeler  Chris Liddell  Russ Vought   Larry Kudlow  Ambassador Lighthizer  Pat Cipollone  Steve Engel   Naomi Rao  Jeff Rosen  Bill Wehrum       1 USTR-18-0669-B-000007 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Secretary Perdue Winder 205 Start: End: Thu 1/24/2019 4:30 PM Thu 1/24/2019 5:00 PM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Not yet responded Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000008 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: LUNCH: Sec Nielsen and Amb. Bolton Navy Mess Start: End: Fri 1/25/2019 1:30 PM Fri 1/25/2019 2:30 PM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Accepted Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR attendees are: Ambassador Bolton, Jared Kushner, Ambassador Lighthizer, Secretary Nielsen and  Commissioner McAleenan   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000009 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Mnuchin Winder 205 Start: End: Mon 1/28/2019 11:00 AM Mon 1/28/2019 11:30 AM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Not yet responded Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000010 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Kushner 1st Floor West Wing Start: End: Tue 1/30/2018 3:00 PM Tue 1/30/2018 3:30 PM Recurrence: (none) Organizer: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000011 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: MEETING: Kushner Start: End: Wed 1/31/2018 11:00 AM Wed 1/31/2018 2:00 PM Recurrence: (none) Organizer: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000012 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: LUNCH: Kushner Ward Room, Ground Floor West Wing Start: End: Thu 2/8/2018 12:00 PM Thu 2/8/2018 2:00 PM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Accepted Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000013 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Kushner Jared's office Start: End: Show Time As: Wed 2/14/2018 10:00 AM Wed 2/14/2018 11:00 AM Tentative Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Not yet responded Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR; Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000014 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: MEETING: Kushner Start: End: Wed 2/20/2019 5:30 PM Wed 2/20/2019 6:00 PM Recurrence: (none) Organizer: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000015 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Mnuchin 205 Winder Start: End: Wed 2/20/2019 9:30 AM Wed 2/20/2019 10:30 AM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Accepted Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR; Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR; Vaughn, Stephen P. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000016 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Kushner 205 Winder Start: End: Show Time As: Fri 3/2/2018 3:15 PM Fri 3/2/2018 4:15 PM Tentative Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Not yet responded Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR JK needs to move the meeting back 15 mins   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000017 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Kushner his office 1st Floor WW Start: End: Thu 3/8/2018 4:30 PM Thu 3/8/2018 5:00 PM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Accepted Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000018 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, CBP 203 Winder Start: End: Show Time As: Tue 3/20/2018 4:15 PM Tue 3/20/2018 5:00 PM Tentative Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Not yet responded Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR; Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR Adjusting time due to McAleenan running late   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000019 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Kushner Kusner's Office, WW 1st Floor Start: End: Wed 3/28/2018 2:30 PM Wed 3/28/2018 3:30 PM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Accepted Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000020 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR - Subject: Location: (b) (6) PHONE CALL: Senator Rubio/S. Miller Participant Code: (b) Start: End: Show Time As: Thu 4/26/2018 12:45 PM Thu 4/26/2018 1:00 PM Tentative Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Not yet responded Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR; Jackson, Christopher L. EOP/USTR; Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR; Doyle, Brett W. EOP/USTR (6)   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000021 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Kushner 1st Floor WW Start: End: Show Time As: Tue 5/1/2018 3:45 PM Tue 5/1/2018 4:45 PM Tentative Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Not yet responded Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR; Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000022 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: PHONE CALL: Stephen Miller Winder 218, call will be connected through the WHSR Start: End: Show Time As: Wed 5/16/2018 5:30 PM Wed 5/16/2018 6:00 PM Tentative Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Not yet responded Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR; Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000023 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: HOLD: MEETING: Kushner/Luntz Start: End: Tue 6/5/2018 3:30 PM Tue 6/5/2018 4:00 PM Recurrence: (none) Organizer: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000024 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Kushner Jared's office Start: End: Show Time As: Tue 6/5/2018 11:30 AM Tue 6/5/2018 12:00 PM Tentative Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Not yet responded Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000025 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Kushner Jared's office Start: End: Tue 6/12/2018 9:15 AM Tue 6/12/2018 9:45 AM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Accepted Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR; Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR; Mahoney, C.J. J. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000026 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Kushner Jared's office Start: End: Tue 8/14/2018 2:15 PM Tue 8/14/2018 2:45 PM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Accepted Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000027 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: PHONE CALL: Commissioner McAleenan they will call Abby's line Start: End: Tue 10/30/2018 5:00 PM Tue 10/30/2018 5:30 PM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Accepted Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR; Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR; Gerrish, Jeffrey D. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000028 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: CBP 203 Winder Start: End: Show Time As: Tue 11/6/2018 2:00 PM Tue 11/6/2018 3:00 PM Tentative Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Not yet responded Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR; Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR; Gerrish, Jeffrey D. EOP/USTR; Vaughn, Stephen P. EOP/USTR to Brenda Smith, John Leonard, Alice Kipel, and Dennis McKenzie attending from CBP  1 USTR-18-0669-B-000029 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: HOLD: PHONE CALL: Commissioner McAleenan Start: End: Thu 12/6/2018 5:00 PM Thu 12/6/2018 5:30 PM Recurrence: (none) Organizer: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000030 Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: MEETING: Kushner/Thornton Jared's office Start: End: Show Time As: Thu 12/13/2018 3:00 PM Thu 12/13/2018 4:00 PM Tentative Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Not yet responded Organizer: Required Attendees: FN-USTR-SCHEDULING Lighthizer, Robert E. EOP/USTR; Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000031 Marcus, Pamela A. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: CALL: Chad Wolf JG will call (b) (6) Start: End: Fri 1/5/2018 8:00 AM Fri 1/5/2018 8:15 AM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Accepted Organizer: Required Attendees: Visconti, Bridget F. EOP/USTR Greer, Jamieson L. EOP/USTR; Marcus, Pamela A. EOP/USTR Re: Detailee for security 1 USTR-18-0669-B-000032 Marcus, Pamela A. EOP/USTR Subject: call with Gene re CBP Start: End: Thu 12/13/2018 11:30 AM Thu 12/13/2018 12:00 PM Recurrence: (none) Organizer: Marcus, Pamela A. EOP/USTR 1 USTR-18-0669-B-000033 Ackerly, Stewart H. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: FW: CBP/DHS consultation USTR Winder Building (600 17th St NW), Room 305 Start: End: Thu 8/9/2018 10:30 AM Thu 8/9/2018 11:30 AM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Accepted Organizer: Ganz, Desiree K. EOP/USTR     ‐‐‐‐‐Original Appointment‐‐‐‐‐  From: Ganz, Desiree K. EOP/USTR   Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2018 4:49 PM  To: Ganz, Desiree K. EOP/USTR; Harman, Bennett M. EOP/USTR; Bomer Lauritsen, Sharon E. EOP/USTR; Magnall, Deena  EOP/USTR; Prado, Marta M. EOP/USTR; Mowrey, Mark J. EOP/USTR; Shea, Eleanor C. EOP/USTR; Buffo, Laura D.  EOP/USTR; Stewart, Sarah V. EOP/USTR; Prescott, Jennifer Y. EOP/USTR; Karesh, Lewis J. EOP/USTR; Dougan, Brenna S.  EOP/USTR; Mott, Taylor M. EOP/USTR; MALMO, JERRY A; Demirjian, Sushan EOP/USTR; Reyazuddin, Zeba EOP/USTR;  Rieras, Joseph H. EOP/USTR; WILLIAMS, HEATHER M.; Strauss, Amy; KENDRICK, THOMAS J; Brenda.smith@cbp.dhs.gov;  Ehlers, Karl R. EOP/USTR  Subject: CBP/DHS consultation  When: Thursday, August 9, 2018 10:30 AM‐11:30 AM (UTC‐05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).  Where: USTR Winder Building (600 17th St NW), Room 305    Dear USTR, CBP, and DHS,    Further to previous discussions, we welcome the attendance of CBP EAC Smith, DHS DAS Brzozowski, and additional  participants, to meet with USTR concerning the WRO/Findings procedures. Please note that the meeting will take place  in the USTR Winder Building, room 305, on August 9.     We look forward to seeing you there.  Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.    Best,    Desiree      Desirée Ganz  Director for Labor Affairs  Office of the United States Trade Representative  Executive Office of the President  www.ustr.gov    1 USTR-18-0669-B-000034 Ackerly, Stewart H. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: David Morrell W223a Start: End: Thu 10/18/2018 10:00 AM Thu 10/18/2018 11:00 AM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Accepted Organizer: Required Attendees: Vaughn, Stephen P. EOP/USTR Vaughn, Stephen P. EOP/USTR; Ackerly, Stewart H. EOP/USTR (Stewart.H.Ackerly@ustr.eop.gov); Turner, Amy C. EOP/USTR (Amy.C.Turner@ustr.eop.gov)   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000035 Ackerly, Stewart H. EOP/USTR Subject: Location: Meeting: Mahoney and Faith-Based Groups W200 Start: End: Thu 10/18/2018 4:00 PM Thu 10/18/2018 5:30 PM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Accepted Organizer: Required Attendees: Mahoney, C.J. J. EOP/USTR Ackerly, Stewart H. EOP/USTR; Young, Stewart B. EOP/USTR 1. Jenna Ellis, JDFI ‐ (b) (6) @dobsonfamilyinstitute.com  2. Michael Donnelly, JDFI ‐ (b) (6) @hslda.org  3. Emilie Kao, Heritage ‐ (b) (6) @heritage.org  4. Mary Beth Waddell, Family Research Council —(b) (6) @frc.org  5. Kellie Fiedorek, Alliance Defending Freedom ‐ (b) (6) @adflegal.org  6. Ken Klukowski, First Liberty ‐(b) (6) @firstliberty.org  7. Sharon Slater, Family Watch International ‐ (b) (6) @gmail.com  8. Stephen Baskerville, PHC ‐(b) (6) @phc.edu -- -- 1 USTR-18-0669-B-000036 Ackerly, Stewart H. EOP/USTR - Subject: Location: Call with Michael Evans, Alibaba Group Dial-In: (b) (6) , Code: (b) (6) Start: End: Thu 12/6/2018 2:00 PM Thu 12/6/2018 3:00 PM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Accepted Organizer: Required Attendees: Cypher, Catharine D. EOP/WHO Deirdre Z. EOP/WHO Eliot ((b) (6) @who.eop.gov); Hennessey, Millicent S. EOP/NSC; Lin, Merry S. EOP/WHO; Ackerly, Stewart H. EOP/USTR; Hudson, Renee R. EOP/WHO; Bacak, Abigail R. EOP/USTR; Joannou, Tom W. EOP/WHO   1 USTR-18-0669-B-000037