Winnie the Pooh & Xi Jinping Records (Department of State - Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs)

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State Department Press Office

Thank you for filing your FOIA request online on 8/31/2020. Here is a review of your request.

The records I request can be described as follows:

To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Memoranda, policies, rules, guidelines, and procedural manuals that mention Winnie the Pooh or both Winnie the Pooh and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Please limit your search to records from January 1st, 2018 to November 1st, 2019.By "Winnie the Pooh," I refer to the fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear character created by English author A. A. Milne, described here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-PoohBy "Chinese President Xi Jinping," I refer to the current President of the People's Republic of China and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, described here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_JinpingThe 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,Joseph Ratliff

The time period of my request is from 01/01/2018 to 11/01/2019

I am An individual seeking information for personal use and not for commercial use.

I am willing to pay $25 for my request.

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**THIS EMAIL BOX IS NOT MONITORED, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.** Mr.Ratliff: This email acknowledges receipt of your August 31, 2020, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552) request received by the U.S. Department of State, Office ofInformation Programs and Services on August 31, 2020, regarding"memoranda, policies, rules, guidelines, and procedural manuals that mention Winnie the Pooh or both Winniethe Pooh and Chinese President Xi Jinping" (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2018 To 11/1/2019). Unless you advise otherwise, we will treat as non-responsive any compilations of publicly available news reports and any publicly available documents not created by the U.S. government, such as mass-distribution emails from news media.  This Office assigned your request the subject reference number and placed it in the complex processing track where it will beprocessed as quickly as possible. See 22 CFR § 171.11(h). This Office willnot be able to respond within the 20 days provided by the statute due to“unusual circumstances.” 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 yourrequest , would like to narrow the scope or arrange analternative time frame to speed its processing, or would like an estimated dateof completion, please contact our FOIA Requester Service Center or our FOIAPublic Liaison by email at FOIAstatus@state.gov or telephone at202-261-8484. Additionally, youmay contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at theNational Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIAmediation services they offer. Thecontact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government InformationServices, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS,College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, email at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. **THIS EMAIL BOX IS NOT MONITORED, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.**

Mr. Ratliff,

The Office of Information Programs and Services is in receipt of your inquiry below. We will follow-up with you as soon as possible to provide a response.

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U.S. Department of State
FOIA Requester Service Center

Mr. Ratliff,

This is in response to your email below regarding FOIA case control number F-2020-08202.

This request is in process and has a January 25, 2022, estimated date of completion (EDC). EDCs are estimates and are subject to change. Please be advised that the Department takes its FOIA responsibilities seriously and is processing this request as quickly as possible. If the request can be completed prior to the EDC, a response will be sent sooner.

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