Silvio Berlusconi (U.S. Department of State)
| Tracking # |
F-2023-10318 |
| Multi Request | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Submitted | June 26, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | May 30, 2024 |
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Communications
From: Jacob Silverman
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All files on former Italian Prime minister and media magnate Silvio Berlusconi, 29 September 1936 – 12 June 2023. His death has been widely reported in the media.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/world/europe/silvio-berlusconi-dead.html
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, 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,
Jacob Silverman
From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Jacob Silverman:
Thank you for filing your information access request to the U.S. Department of State. Your request number is F-2023-10318.
You will receive a formal acknowledgement to your request in no later than 10 working days. If the Department requires additional information from you, then you will also be notified.
Should you have any questions about your request, you may also contact us at:
FOIAStatus@state.gov
Regards,
Requesters Communications Branch
Office of Information Programs and Services
U.S. Department of State
From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Jacob Silverman,
The status of your FOIA request #F-2023-10318 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To learn more, please log into the DoS FOIA Portal via the Application URL below.
https://pal.foia.state.gov
Regards,
U.S. Department of State
From: U.S. Department of State
**THIS EMAIL BOX IS NOT MONITORED, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.** 08/14/2023 Ref:F-2023-10318 Dear Mr.Silverman: This is an acknowledgment to your June 28, 2023, Freedomof Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552) and Privacy Act request (5 U.S.C. §552a) received by the U.S. Department of State, Office of Information Programsand Services. You are seeking all files on former Italian Prime minister andmedia magnate Silvio Berlusconi, 29 September 1936 – 12 June 2023. Unless you advise otherwise, we willtreat as non-responsive any compilations of publicly available news reports andany publicly available documents not created by the U.S. government, such asmass-distribution emails from news media. This Office assigned your request the above reference number andplaced it in the complex processing track where it will be processed as quicklyas possible. See22 CFR §171.11(h). This Office will not beable to respond within the 20 days provided by the statute due to “unusualcircumstances.” See 5 U.S.C. §552(a)(6)(B)(i)-(iii). In this instance,the unusual circumstances include the need to search for and collect requestedrecords from other Department offices or Foreign Service posts. If you have any questions regarding your request, would like to narrow the scope or arrange an alternativetime frame to speed its processing, or would like an estimated date ofcompletion, please contact our FOIA Requester Service Center or our FOIA PublicLiaison by email at FOIAstatus@state.gov or telephone at 202-261-8484. Additionally,you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at theNational Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIAmediation services they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows:Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and RecordsAdministration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001,email at ogis@nara.gov ;telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at202-741-5769. For a faster response, you may contact us by email at . (mailto:foiarequest@state.gov) foiarequest@state.gov In your email correspondence, please reference the requestidentification number in the subject line. **THIS EMAIL BOX IS NOT MONITORED, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.**
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 27, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #F-2023-10318.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 27, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #F-2023-10318.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.S. Department of State
Mr. Silverman,
This is in reference to your email below regarding the status of FOIA case number F-2023-10318.
The Office of Information Programs and Services’ electronic records system indicates this request is in process and has an estimated date of completion (EDC) of December 31, 2025. Please note, EDCs are estimates and are subject to change. If the request can be completed prior to the EDC, a response will be sent sooner.
Please be advised that the Department currently has a backlog of FOIA requests and is working through it as quickly as possible. As the Department continues to work through its backlog of FOIA requests, it is mindful of its accountability to the public.
We apologize for the delayed response and appreciate your continued patience.
If you have any concerns or questions regarding a FOIA-related matter, please contact the FOIA Requester Service Center at 202-261-8484 or send an e-mail to foiastatus@state.gov<mailto:foiastatus@state.gov>.
Sincerely,
U.S. Department of State
FOIA Requester Service Center
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From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Jacob Silverman,
The status of your FOIA request #F-2023-10318 has been updated to the following status 'In Process'. To learn more, please log into the DoS FOIA Portal via the Application URL below.
https://pal.foia.state.gov
Regards,
U.S. Department of State
From: U.S. Department of State
Good morning Mr. Silverman,
This is in regard to your FOIA request F-2023-10318, inwhich you requested, all files on former Italian Prime Minister and mediamagnate Silvio Berlusconi, 29 September 1936 through 12 June 2023.
The purpose of my email is to obtain more information fromyou regarding the information you are seeking. Is there a specific type ofrecord that you are seeking? For example, emails or memorandums? Additionally,a more precise date range will be necessary, as range that you provided is toolarge. The information you provide will better enable us to properly processyour request in a timely manner.
Attached is a copy of your request, for convenience. Ikindly ask that you reply within 10 business days of the date of this email. Ifwe do not receive a response from you by May 30, 2024, we will assume youare no longer interested in this information and will administratively closeyou request within this office.
From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Jacob Silverman,
The status of your FOIA request #F-2023-10318 has been updated to the following status 'On Hold - Need Info/Clarification'. To learn more, please log into the DoS FOIA Portal via the Application URL below.
https://pal.foia.state.gov
Regards,
U.S. Department of State
From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Jacob Silverman,
The status of your FOIA request #F-2023-10318 has been updated to the following status 'In Process'. To learn more, please log into the DoS FOIA Portal via the Application URL below.
https://pal.foia.state.gov
Regards,
U.S. Department of State
From: U.S. Department of State
Dear Jacob Silverman,
The status of your FOIA request #F-2023-10318 has been updated to the following status 'Closed'. To learn more, please log into the DoS FOIA Portal via the Application URL below.
https://pal.foia.state.gov
Regards,
U.S. Department of State