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Originally Processed With FOIA(s): FOIA Number: 1998-0004-F[2] S FOIA MARKER This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the George Bush Presidential Library Staff. Record Group/Collection: George H.W. Bush Presidential Records Collection/Office of Origin: Chief of Staff, White House Office of Series: Sununu, John, Files Subseries: Cabinet Agencies Files OA/ID Number: 29189 Folder ID Number: 29189-007 Folder Title: Mosbacher (Commerce) [1991] Stack: Row: Section: Shelf: Position: G 15 25 6 6 Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet (George Bush Library) Document No. Subject/Title of Document Date Restriction Class. and Type 01. Letter From Individual Seeking Cabinet Position (2 pp.) 11/5/91 (b)(6) Collection: Record Group: Bush Presidential Records Office: Chief of Staff, White House Office of Series: Sununu, John, Files Subseries: Cabinet Agencies Files WHORM Cat.: File Location: Mosbacher (Commerce) [1991] Date Closed: 1/3/2005 OA/ID Number: 29189-007 FOIA/SYS Case #: 1998-0004-F[2] Appeal Case #: Re-review Case #: 2005-0426-S Appeal Disposition: P-2/P-5 Review Case #: Disposition Date: AR Case #: MR Case #: AR Disposition: MR Disposition: AR Disposition Date: MR Disposition Date: RESTRICTION CODES Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)] Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)] P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA] (b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA] P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA] (b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA] agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA] P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or (b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA] financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA] (b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President information [(b)(4) of the FOIA] and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA] (b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA] personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA] (b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA] C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of (b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of gift. financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA] (b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile. DEN RTMENT OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE * UNITED STATES OF AMERICA September 16, 1991 Dear John, To follow up on our conversation the other day, attached is a list of CEO's I think would provide the President with a good update on the economy. I've included both large and small companies to diversify the group. I look forward to working with you on this important initiative. Best regards, THE has will and handle CHIEF Bob de John Akers - IBM Robert Allen - ATT Norman Brinker - Chili's Riley Bechtel - Bechtel Group Wayne Calloway - PepsiCo Lod Cook - ARCO Bob Crandall - American Airlines Bev Dolan - Textron Max Fisher - Fisher Industries Robert Galvin - Former CEO Motorola Joe Gorman - TRW Hank Greenberg - AIG John Harbert - Harbert Construction Frank Jacobs - Falcon Products Inc. Chuck Johnson - General Data Co. Rocky Johnson - GTE Henry Kravis - KKR Ken Lay - Enron Paul Lego - Westinghouse Dick Mahoney - Monsanto Robert Maricich - American of Martinsville Don Marron - Paine Webber David Murdock - Castle & Cook Jack Murphy - Dresser Ken Olsen - Digital Equipment Corp. Paul O'Neil - Alcoa Dale Osborn - US Windpower Hartley Peavey - Peavey Electronics Phil Phillips - First Factors Red Poling - Ford Safi Qureshy - AST Frank Schrontz - Boeing Josh Smith - Maxima Corp. Fred Smith - Federal Express Linda Wachner - Warneco Sam Walton - Wal-Mart Jack Welch - GE Leslie Wexner - The Limited Times Mirror Times Mirror Magazines, Inc. Magazines Two Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 (212) 779-5396 September 13, 1991 Francis P. Pandolfi President, CEO The Honorable George Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: I understand that Secretary Mosbacher may be leaving to participate in your 1992 campaign. Should this be true, I wanted you to be aware of our thoughts as you consider a successor. We have been very pleased with many of the decisions coming out of the Commerce Department in its oversight role for marine fisheries. As you know, several of our magazines are involved in marine fisheries, most notably Salt Water Sportsman, Outdoor Life and Field & Stream. The financial health of these magazines and the industries they serve, as well as the interests of millions of our fishing readers, are directly affected by the status of marine fisheries. Secretary Mosbacher's decisions on issues such as drift nets and appointments to the Regional Fishery Management Councils have taken positive steps toward badly needed resource conservation. If Secretary Mosbacher departs, I hope that you will appoint a successor with an equal conviction to pursue natural resource conservation. Should the Secretary not leave, I simply want you to know that we believe he and his staff are doing a very good job. We wish you every success in your 1992 campaign. Sincerely Francis P. yours, Pandolfi Dandy Field & Stream Golf Magazine Home Mechanix CC: Secretary Mosbacher Outdoor Life Governor Sununu Popular Science Salt Water Sportsman Ski Magazine Skiing Skiing Trade News Sports Marketing Group Yachting Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet (George Bush Library) Document No. Subject/Title of Document Date Restriction Class. and Type 02. Memo From Stephen P. Farrar to Ede Holiday 8/15/91 P-5 Re: Driftnet Certification by Secretary Mosbacher (1 pp.) Collection: Record Group: Bush Presidential Records Office: Chief of Staff, White House Office of Open on Expiration of PRA Series: Sununu, John, Files (Document Follows) Subseries: Cabinet Agencies Files WHORM Cat.: By If (NLGB) on 10/28/05 File Location: Mosbacher (Commerce) [1991] Date Closed: 1/3/2005 OA/ID Number: 29189-007 FOIA/SYS Case #: 1998-0004-F[2] Appeal Case #: Re-review Case #: 2005-0426-S Appeal Disposition: P-2/P-5 Review Case #: Disposition Date: AR Case #: MR Case #: AR Disposition: MR Disposition: AR Disposition Date: MR Disposition Date: RESTRICTION CODES Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)] Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)] P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA] (b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA] P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA] (b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA] agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA] P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or (b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA] financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA] (b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President information [(b)(4) of the FOIA] and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA] (b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA] personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA] (b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA] C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of (b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of gift. financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA] (b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile. THE WHITE HOUSE Information WASHINGTON August 15, 1991 MEMORANDUM FOR EDE HOLIDAY SPF FROM: STEPHEN P. FARRAR SUBJECT: Driftnet Certification by Secretary Mosbacher On Tuesday, August 13, Secretary Mosbacher signed a letter to the President certifying that Taiwan and Korea are violating agreements with the United States concerning large-scale driftnet fishing. Under the Pelly Amendment (Section 8(a) of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967), the President may now restrict imports of fish and fish products from these countries, to the extent consistent with GATT rules. Recommendations on what action, if any, the President should take will be coordinated through the USTR-chaired Trade Policy Review Group. The President has 60 days (effectively until October 11, since October 13 is a Sunday) to notify Congress of what action he has taken or reasons for not acting. There will be considerable public pressure to act against Taiwan and Korea, if negotiations during the next 60 days are unproductive. The Associated Press quoted Secretary Mosbacher as saying that, "This blatant violation of our drift-net agreements by both Taiwan and the Republic of Korea is intolerable and cannot go ignored." Attachment Mosbacher letter CC: Gary Blumenthal DEPART THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE Washington, D.C. 20230 STATES of AMERICA August 13, 1991 The President The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: Section 206 (f) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act requires me to certify to you, after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the identity of "nations that conduct, or authorize their nationals to conduct, large- scale driftnet fishing beyond the exclusive economic zone of any nation in a manner that diminishes the effectiveness of or is inconsistent with any international agreement governing large- scale driftnet fishing to which the United States is a party or otherwise subscribes." By the terms of this Act, such certifi- cation is deemed to be a certification for the purposes of section 8 (a) of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967, generally known as the Pelly Amendment. I hereby certify that I have identified the Republic of Korea and the authorities on Taiwan because they have allowed their nationals to conduct driftnet fishing inconsistent with their scientific monitoring and enforcement agreements with the United States. The Pelly Amendment authorizes you to restrict imports of fish and fish products from certified nations to the extent such restrictions are consistent with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. My recommendations concerning import restrictions will be provided to you in time to meet the Pelly Amendment's 60-day Congressional report requirement. Protests concerning the unsatisfactory implementation of the driftnet agreements have been made to the Government of the Republic of Korea and to the authorities on Taiwan. The responses of both countries to these diplomatic initiatives will be closely monitored and may affect my recommendations. I have notified the Secretaries of the Treasury, Interior and Transportation and the Chairmen of the Council of Environmental Quality and the Marine Mammal Commission of this certification. I have asked the Secretary of State to advise the Government of the Republic of Korea and the authorities on Taiwan of this certification. Sincerely, Robert A. Mosbacher him 05/20/91 202 377 5264 002 A OF THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE Washington, D.C. 20230 STATES of AMERICA May 20, 1991 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: Meeting with German Economics Minister Moellemann My recent meeting with German Minister of Economics Moellemann gives some insights into issues that Chancellor Kohl may raise with you in your forthcoming meeting. The Germans have a large stake in world trade and want to see the Uruguay Round succeed. They know this means they have to make major concessions on agriculture, and they think they can do it. However, they need a strong political commitment to get their partners, particularly the French, to go along. They believe this will be possible only if the heads of state at the London Summit all agree to make concessions in politically difficult areas. Chancellor Kohl is also likely to propose that the London Summit create a working group to explore the question of a uniform policy on arms exports. The Germans, however, seem prepared to consider eliminating subsidies for Airbus. Kohl and Moellemann have pledged to cut subsidies to German industry and agriculture by 30 billion deutschemarks over the next three years, and Airbus is a good candidate. If they were willing to eliminate production subsidies on Airbus and eliminate all launch aid on new Airbus programs, we might be able to work with them to get their British and French partners to go along. Finally, Kohl will ask you to encourage American firms to invest in the eastern part of Germany. I told Moellemann that a substantial part of our industry believes that a special system may have been set up to reserve the plums in the east for German industry. I pointed out the case of an American company, Bonneville Pacific, which is being prevented from investing in electric utilities in the eastern part of Germany. Moellemann promised to solve this problem, and we discussed my leading a top level investment mission to the eastern part of Germany later in the year. hum Robert A. Mosbacher THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20230 March 20, 1991 The President The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President, I want to bring you up to date about my trip to Kuwait as the guest of the Kuwaiti Ambassador and his government. We left last Wednesday night, spent Thursday night in Bahrain (see an attached message from an acquaintance of yours from one of your previous visits to Bahrain), spent Friday in Kuwait City and returned to Washington on Sunday. In addition to our group of about 20 CEOs, the Ambassador's delegation included a dozen congressmen and several former government officials such as Al Haig, Frank Carlucci and Dick Allen. The stories told by the Kuwaitis we spoke with were consistent with the human suffering that you had heard. Accounts of torture and malicious, gratuitous, horrible meanness were told in different ways by many people. We heard of several incidents of the Iraqi's torturing people and then telling them they were free to go and they should call their family to come in to pick them up or they would drop them at their family's home. Then when the family appeared they would shoot the tortured victims in front of the entire family. We also saw some of the torture chambers, which were often just rooms in homes that had been converted to places where they tortured people in the most cruel way with crude tools. Several people talked about their relatives or friends who are still missing and had been taken to Baghdad or elsewhere in Iraq. They were hoping that you could be helpful in getting these people released as soon as possible. They always added how tremendously grateful they were for what you had done and what you, the USA and the Allies had accomplished. The damage to the infrastructure and buildings was widespread. There were many buildings that were damaged, most of them internally through fire or internal explosion. Although many of the buildings are still standing, the Kuwaitis feel they will have to be torn down because the structures themselves have been weakened, in addition to the internal damage. I want to add though, that the roads seemed to be still in pretty good shape, as were the runways, though airport structures were very badly damaged. The President March 20, 1991 Page Two Regarding the oil well fires, we toured a good part of Bergon, the world's second largest oil field. It was astounding and far beyond anything either Jack Murphy, who has spent most of his life around the oil patch, or I had ever seen. We found that the sky was almost black and full of soot and the area was lit by these gigantic torches. We saw over 100 of them, some of them 30-50 feet in height and roaring, as wells out of control do. The estimates range up to 6 million barrels a day now being destroyed. It is so dramatic that you have to see it to believe it. Everywhere we looked, on all sides, were burning wells, most of them with no Xmas trees left, with the flame just coming out of the casing. Some wells, where the casings were split, were coming up through fissures and surface faults so there were little fires all around the well. Unfortunately, with all this destruction, we saw no one in the fields doing anything, even the first steps of getting the wells under control. You'll find attached a report from all the business people who went on the trip. They concluded that the Kuwaiti government has not and cannot pull together the necessary resources and knowledge to accomplish the rebuilding and recovery of their country. They feel the Kuwaitis need to have an outside designee to coordinate and control the recovery program for Kuwait. This could also be done by a management team. They are not recommending any company or any individual or even claiming that it should be an American. (One name that cropped up, as an example, was Deputy Secretary Don Atwood of the Department of Defense.) The fact that the Kuwaitis are letting valuable time go by without physically starting necessary oil well fire extinguishing, power and water restoration and other items does several things. One, it could endanger their present government in Kuwait by the dissatisfaction of the people. Two, it may well come to rest as the United States Corps of Engineers very unfairly being the scapegoats, and three, and most importantly, we, the U.S. Government itself, could become involved to the degree that we would be viewed as the nation who could win the war but could not win the peace and could not organize the restructuring. I have had several discussions on all this with Ambassador Al-Sabah both here in Washington and throughout the trip and also met with several Kuwaiti ministers in Kuwait City, including the Crown Prince. I must admit, they seem unperturbed. The President March 20, 1991 Page Three I'll be filling in Jim Baker and Brent Scowcroft on my impressions and would like to have the opportunity to discuss this further with you at your convenience. Sincerely, 50 Robert A. Mosbacher March 18, 1991 MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARY MOSBACHER FROM: CEO's Accompanying Ambassador Al-Sabah on Freedom Flight to Kuwait, March 13-17, 1991 SUBJECT: Report on the Reconstruction of Kuwait We had the privilege to accompany Ambassador al-Sabah and you on the historic inspection and fact-finding tour of Kuwait March 13-17, 1991. We return with vivid and unforgettable impressions of a nation whose economy is totally disrupted, its productive resources devastated and its environment sabotaged. Fortunately, the Kuwaiti people have retained their will to preserve their society and culture and to rebuild their economy. Nonetheless, we must be frank in our assessment of the lack of decisiveness and sense of urgency which threatens the project of rebuilding the economy and the society of Kuwait. The United States obviously has a deep and continuing interest in the prompt reconstruction of Kuwait, for without the success of this project, we believe the stability of Kuwait could be severely tested. Our concerns result not only from our firsthand observations on this mission, but from our direct contacts and business experiences with Kuwait over the past few months and years. Stated simply, it is our view that the Kuwaiti reconstruction plan, its planners, and the actual accomplishments of the first two weeks after liberation give little evidence of an understanding of the magnitude of the problems which face Kuwait. We do not think the Kuwaitis have marshalled the necessary people and resources to solve the problems they face within an acceptable time frame. - 2 - A few examples suffice to make our point. First, the oil fires set by Saddam are consuming around 6 million barrels of oil per day and creating a growing environmental disaster. This unprecedented crisis requires the talent and equipment of the entire oil industry, yet the responsible authorities cannot agree on an overall solution and quibble over minor matters of procuring supplies for fighting the fires. Additionally, nearly three weeks after the liberation, government ministries are not yet functioning and comprehensively addressing problems such as the restoration of electricity, water, telecommunication, and financial services. The people of Kuwait appear to be growing increasingly more frustrated in the failure to restore basic services. Since the liberation of Kuwait, we have seen a massive outpouring of help for Kuwait from both governments and the private sector. Yet it seems to us that the Kuwaiti authorities are not adequately prepared to coordinate outside help or the substantial internal resources of the country to solve the emergency problems. As a result, we have seen that decisions are not being made, and the available resources are not being employed to solve the massive challenges facing Kuwait. This confusion and lack of decisiveness is perhaps understandable, given the devastation and trauma inflicted upon Kuwait. Nonetheless, the economic and political consequences to Kuwait and to the coalition that supported it are so severe that, in our opinion, a more coherent, immediate and massive response is warranted. At a minimum, the oil fires must be extinguished and basic services must be immediately restored. We think that Kuwait needs an adviser or several advisers of the highest international reputation, with substantial managerial experience and the respect of the business community to produce immediate results in the post-war situation. While obviously the director of reconstruction must report to the Kuwaiti leadership, we feel this person must have sufficient independence and authority to direct the emergency reconstruction effort without bureaucratic shackles or economic constraints. The Kuwaiti leadership should set priorities, establish a budget commensurate with the enormity of the project, and monitor overall performance. - 3 - Finally, we believe that the best way to assure the creation of this emergency institutional structure is for the United States, the leader of the coalition defeating Saddam, to advise at the highest political level to convince the Kuwaitis of the need for a more organized and immediate response. The United States could also assist in identifying qualified individuals, or a small management team, to lead the effort. The emergency management structure must be ready to organize the resources both within Kuwait and from outside (such as the private sectors of the allied nations) to meet the immediate and longer term needs of reconstruction. The head of reconstruction efforts must be prepared to combine public and private, Kuwaiti and foreign, resources in a common effort. With the reestablishment of political authority and the elaboration of a focussed management plan for reconstruction, we believe Kuwait could move quickly to solve its economic and social problems. It has the resources and the will to do so, the only thing it seems to lack is the depth of experienced management and decisiveness needed in the post-war situation. We believe the Kuwaitis would accept such a plan when presented in the cooperative and constructive spirit with which it is offered. Above all, those involved in the liberation effort must cooperate to win the peace after having won the war. U. S. BUSINESS PARTICIPANTS William D. Ruckelshaus Chief Executive Officer BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES P.O. Box 3151 Houston, Texas 77253 713/870-8100 FAX: 713/870-7182 John J. Murphy Chairman, President and CEO DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1600 Pacific Building Dallas, Texas 75201 214/740-6000 FAX: 214/740-6584 5 B. F. Dolan Chairman and CEO TEXTRON, INC. 40 Westminster Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 401/421-2800 FAX: 401/421-2878 Josh Smith Chairman and CEO MAXIMA CORPORATION 2101 East Jefferson Street Rockville, Maryland 20852 301/230-3422 FAX: 301/770-8614 Randall L. Tobias Vice Chairman AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH 550 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10022 212/605-5500 FAX: 212/605-6248; 308-1820 John M. Harbert Chairman HARBERT CORPORATION P.O. Box 1297 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 205/987-5570 FAX: 205/987-5568 C. Jim Stewart Chairman STEWART & STEVENSON SERVICES, INC. P.O. Box 1637 Houston, Texas 77251-1637 713/671-6300 FAX: 713/868-7699 W. Bernard Pieper President and CEO BROWN AND ROOT, INC. P.O. Box 3 Houston, Texas 77001 713/676-4109 FAX: 713/676-7799 Ray Smith Chairman and CEO BELL ATLANTIC 1600 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 215/963-6000 FAX: 215/963-6038 Irvin Richter Chairman and CEO HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC. One Levitt Parkway Willingboro, New Jersey 08046 609/871-5800 FAX: 609/871-0802 Dean Buntrock CEO WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. 3003 Butterfield Road Oak Brook, Illinois 60521 708/572-8800 FAX: 708/572-3094 John Snow Chairman, President and CEO CSX CORPORATION P.O. Box C-32222 Richmond, Virginia 23261 804/782-1400 FAX: 804/782-1409 Kenneth DeGhetto Chairman Emeritus FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION Perryville Corporate Park Clinton, New Jersey 08809-4000 201/730-4000 FAX: 201/535-2353 Gerald Glen President FLUOR DANIEL 3333 Michelson Drive Irvine, California 92730 714/975-2000 FAX: 714/975-5981 C.S. (Sonny) Wallace President WALLACE COMPANY, INC. P.O. Box 2597 Houston, Texas 77252-2597 713/672-5805 FAX: 713/672-5848 Donald Fites Chairman and CEO CATERPILLAR, INC. 100 Northeast Adams Street Peoria, Illinois 61629 309/675-1000 FAX: 309/675-5376 Hank Greenberg Chairman, President and CEO AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP 70 Pine Street New York, New York 10270 212/770-7000 FAX: 212/344-6828 William M. Agee Chairman and CEO MORRISON KNUDSEN CORPORATION P.O. Box 73 Boise, Idaho 83707 208/386-8000 FAX: 208/386-7186 Max E. Bleck President RAYTHEON COMPANY 141 Spring Street Lexington, Massachusetts 02173 617/862-6600 FAX: 617/860-2172 John Hall Chairman and CEO Ashland Oil P.O. Box 391 Ashland, Kentucky 41114 606/329-3333 FAX: 606/329-5274 C. W. (Chuck) Lacey* Will meet up with Bechtel Group at the 50 Beale Street Airport in Bahrain San Francisco, California 94105-1895 415/768-1234 FAX: 415/768-9038 JON Embassy of the State of Kuwait 2940 Tilden Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008 ibiti, FREEDOM FLIGHT GUESTS As of March 13, 1991 3:45 p.m. His Excellency Shaikh Saud Nasir Al-Sabah Shaikha Awatif Al-Sabah The Honorable Robert Mosbacher Secretary of Commerce Mrs. Georgette Mosbacher Members of Congress (by rank) The Honorable Chalmers Wylie Ohio The Honorable Michael Oxley Ohio The Honorable John Kasich Ohio The Honorable Robert Dornan California The Honorable Helen Bentley Maryland The Honorable Elton Gallegly California The Honorable James Inhofe Oklahoma The Honorable Curt Weldon Pennsylvania The Honorable Christopher Cox California Inland U.S. Corporations Mr. Wiliam N. Agee Morrison Knudsen Corp. (Chmn, and CEO) Mr. Max E. Bleck Raytheon Company (President) Mr. Dean Buntrock Waste Mgmt (CEO) Mr. Kenneth DeGhetto Foster Wheeler Corporation (Chmn, Emeritus) Mr. B.F. Dolan Textron Inc. (Chmn, CEO) Mr. Donald Fites Caterpillar, Inc. (Chmn, CEO) Mr.Gerald Glen Fluor Daniel Corporation, President Mr. Hank Greenberg American Interl. Group (Chmn, Pres. and CEO) Mr. John Hall Ashland Oil (Chmn, CEO) Mr. John Harbert Harbert Corp. (Chmn) Mr. John Murpy Dresser Inds. (Chmn, Pres. & CEO) Mr. W. Bernard Pieper Brown and Root (Pres. and CEO) Mr. Irvin Richter Hill International (Chmn and CEO) Mr. William Ruckelshaus Browning Ferris (CEO) Mr. Josh Smith Maxima Corp. (Chmn, CEO) Mr. Ray Smith Bell Atlantic (Chmn and CEO) Mr. John Snow CSX Corp (Pres. and CEO) Mr. C. Jim Stewart Stewart and Stevenson Svcs. (Chmn) Mr. Randall Tobias AT&T (Vice Chmn) Mr. Sonny Wallace Wallace Co. (CEO) Commerce Department Mr. Tom Collamore Chief of Staff and Asst. Secretary Mr. Tom Duesterberg Asst. Secy for Intl Economic Policy Mr. Tim McBride Asst. Secy for Trade Development Mr. Ted Rosen Deputy Asst. Secy, Office of Intl. Operation Ms. Sylvia Earle NOAA, Chief Scientist Ms. Diane Terpeluk Director of the Office of Business Liasion Ms. Evan Hughes Special Asst. to Secy, Dir. of Operation Mr. Tom DeSave Commerce Security Dignitaries and Guests Dr. Saif Abbas Abdulla Kuwait Outreach Mr. Jean AbiNader U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Kenneth Adelman Institute for Contemp. Studies Mr. Khalaf Al-Anzi Member, Kuwait National Assembly Mr. Mohammad Al-Bedrawi Arab News Network Dr. Shafeeq Al-Ghabra Professor, William and Mary Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifah Embassy of the State of Bahrain Shaika Aisha Al-Khalifah Professor Rasha Al-Sabah Kuwait University Mr. Ernest Alexander Former U.S. hostage in Kuwait The Honorable Richard Allen The Richard V. Allen Company Dr. John Duke Anthony National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Dignitaries and Guests - continued Mr. Peter Boyles Radio Talk-Show Host, Denver, Colorado Mr. Bill Buckingham Freedom Task Force The Honorable Frank Carlucci The Carlyle Group The Honorable Tony Coelho Wertheim, Schroeder and Co. Inc. Ms. Melissa Coors Coors Companies Mr. John Covaney Virginia Port Authority Mr. Donald Dornan Brother of Rep. Dornan Mr. Mark Dornan Son of Rep. Dornan Mr. Marvin Feuerwerger Washington Institute for NE Policy Mr. Patrick Gallespie Pres., Phil. Builders & Const. Trade Union General Alexander Haig Worldwide Associates, Inc. Mr. Alex Haig Worldwide Associates, Inc. The Honorable Roderick Hills Donovan, Leisure, Rogovin, Huge, Schiller Mr. Jules Kroll Kroll Associates The Honorable Michelle Lawrence Colorado State Representative Ms. Barbara Leaf United States Department of State Mr. Eric Lebson Young Republicans Ms. Leanne Less The Honorable Donald McHenry Georgetown University Mr. John Milius Movie Director The Hon. George Montgomery Senator Howard Baker's Office Professor John Norton Moore University of Virginia - School of Law Dignitaries and Guests - continued Mr. Thomas P. O'Neill, III McDermott & O'Neill Associates Mr. Daniel Pipes Philadelphia Foreign Policy Research Institute Mr. David Raymond President, EBASCO Services Int'l, Inc. Ms. Jean Sasson Author - The Rape of Kuwait The Hon. William D. Schaeffer Governor of the State of Maryland Ms. Kathleen Bond Governor's office Ms. Randy Evans Governor's office Mr. William Schultz Managing Director, Readers Digest Mr. Craig Shirley Keene, Shirley, and Associates The Honorable Xavier Suarez Mayor of Miami, Florida Mr. Arthur Thexton Cook, Ruf, and Associates The Honorable Andrew Young Young Ideas Dr. Dov Zakheim System Planning Corp. The Honorable Sam Zakhem Fmr. United States Ambassador to Bahrain Mrs. Merilynn Zakhem Mr. John Zakhem Mr. Charles Zakhem Mr. James Zakhem Mr. Mortimer Zuckerman Editor-in-chief, U.S. News & World Report Media Mr. Mike Bowerssek WCMH Mr. Ron Clark WCMH Photograher Mr. Colin Campbell Atlanta Journal and Constitution Mr. Robin Chapman WESH-TV, Orlando, Florida Mr. Luis Perez WESH-TV Cameraman Ms. Barbara Harrison WRC-TV, Washington, D.C. Mr. Dan Buckley WRC-TV Crew Mr. Wayne Wood WRC-TV Crew Mr. Bob Howell WSFA-TV, Alabama Mr. James Harvest WFSA-TV Crew Mr. Holman Jenkins Washington Times, Insight Magazine Ms. Cynthia Lima WVEC-TV 13 Mr. Doug Sesny WVEC-TV 13 Ms. Sally Meeham Radio K190 Mr. Alex Paen KABC-TV, Los Angeles, California Ms. Shawn McCarthy KABC-TV Cameraman Mr. Gordon Peterson WRC-TV, Channel 9 Mr. Kleine Mengle WUSA-TV Cameraman Mr. Dann Quellar WPVI-TV Mr. Louis Lozada WPVI-TV Cameraman Mr. Wafic Ramadan Arab News Newtwork Mr. Greg Guinan Producer, KWGN-TV, Denver, Colorado Mr. Frank Rockwell KWGN-TV, Denver Colorado Mr. Steve Saunders KWGN-TV cameraman Mr. Josette Shiner Deputy Managing Director, Washington Times Mr. Saleh Tobekh Kuwait News Agency Mr. Jeff Young UPI Radio T Embassy Staff Mr. Nawaf Al-Sabah Ambassador's Office Miss Nayirah Al-Sabah Daughter of Ambassador Al-Sabah Mr. Sabah Al-Sabah Son of Ambassador Al-Sabah Mr. Awad Al-Azemi Friend of Ambassador Al-Sabah Mr. Abdul-al Al-Qenaee First Secretary Dr. Faisal Al-Kazemi Economic Counselor Miss May Al-Kazemi Daughter Mr. Faleh Bader Attache Miss Bunny Murdock Ambassador's Office Mrs. Joy Rivera Ambassador's Office Mrs. Elizabeth Wossen Ambassador's Office Mr. Mohammad Abdo Ambassador's Driver Mr. Robert McNeely Official photographer 1/8/91 2:26 PM DRAFT AGENDA MISSION TO THE TWIN CITIES 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 6, 1991 The theme of the Seminar would be "Exports - Generating jobs for Americans." It would focus on three essential ingredients to selling successfully overseas: A quality product, accurate and timely data on market opportunities, and adequate information and financing to produce and ship the product. 8:00 a.m. Welcome by Governor and/or other appropriate VIPs 8:15 a.m. Panel on Quality and Exporting Panelists: -a Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award Winner -a Total Quality Management expert/company -the most successful local exporter 9:00 a.m. Panel on International Market Information Panelists: -ITA District Office Director on local export services -State Trade Office Director on State Programs -Michael Farren/Roger Wallace on Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) 10:15 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. Panel on Export Financing Panelists: -John Macomber on EX-IM Programs -Susan Engeleiter on SBA Programs -John Price on Commercial Bank Programs 11:30 a.m. Morning Seminar concludes 11:45 a.m. Lunch 12:30 p.m. Secretary Mosbacher delivers remarks (possibly introduced by a prominent Labor Leader) 1:00 p.m. Lunch concludes 1:15 p.m. Afternoon Breakout Meeting with individual sessions - these would be tailored to the needs of the host city and could include discussions by: -National Institute of Standards and Technology, on the importance of international standards, -Intellectual Property Rights protection, -Bureau of Export Administration on Export Licensing, -National Trade Data Bank on access to trade data and market reports, -and by local banks, law firms, and accounting firms on locally available export infrastructure, -market opportunities and competitive developments for industrial sectors representing the local economy (E.G. high tech in the Twin Cities) -participating businesses would be offered one-on-one export counseling sessions with ITA Commercial Officers TBD p.m. Seminar concludes ** (after conference activities and follow-up by US&FCS District Office and TPCC) Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet (George Bush Library) Document No. Subject/Title of Document Date Restriction Class. and Type 05. Report Seafood Inspector Update (1 pp.) 1/8/91 PS Collection: Record Group: Bush Presidential Records Open on Expiration of PRA Office: Chief of Staff, White House Office of (Document Follows) Series: Sununu, John, Files By H (NLGB) on 10/28/05 Subseries: Cabinet Agencies Files WHORM Cat.: File Location: Mosbacher (Commerce) [1991] Date Closed: 1/3/2005 OA/ID Number: 29189-007 FOIA/SYS Case #: 1998-0004-F[2] Appeal Case #: Re-review Case #: 2005-0426-S Appeal Disposition: P-2/P-5 Review Case #: Disposition Date: AR Case #: MR Case #: AR Disposition: MR Disposition: AR Disposition Date: MR Disposition Date: RESTRICTION CODES Presidential Records Act [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)] Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)] P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA] (b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA] P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA] (b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA] agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA] P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or (b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA] financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA] (b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President information [(b)(4) of the FOIA] and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA] (b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA] personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA] (b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA] C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of (b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of gift. financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA] (b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Washington, D.C. 20230 January 8, 1991 Seafood Inspection Update: The various seafood inspection bills died at the end of the 101st Congress. The Administration conceptually supported the Hollings bill in the Senate and the Studds/Dingell bill in the House. Under both of these bills, seafood inspection authority would remain with NOAA and FDA. Senator Hollings has directed his staff to draft another seafood inspection bill. NOAA is providing technical assistance for this. Senator Hollings hopes to be able to introduce this in late January. Some believe that Senator Mitchell will introduce another bill transferring responsibility to the Department of Agriculture before Senator Hollings introduces his bill. However, Senator Mitchell has not confirmed this. In any case, he is expected to continue his fight. The House will most likely wait to see what happens in the Senate.