Correspondence between President Obama and the country of China, including President Xi Jinping and Wuhan laboratory (22-17798-F)

The materials in FOIA 22-17798-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. 

FOIA 22-17798-F requested correspondence between President Obama and the country of China, including President Xi Jinping and Wuhan laboratory. 

This FOIA primarily contains correspondence, tracking memoranda, and diplomatic dispatches. They include messages of gratitude, holiday cards, and letters related to international summits sent by President Obama. 

It should be noted that many of the documents in this FOIA have been closed due to National Security classification and/or exemptions of the Freedom of Information Act.   Additionally, please note that a portion of classified records related to this request has not yet been processed. Additional records will be provided as they become available.

40 folders, approximately 1,295 pages

  • Textual

The materials in FOIA 22-17798-F are a systematic body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult an archivist about related materials.  

Documents responsive to this FOIA were found in these collection areas – White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Files

WHORM Subject Files are processed at the document level.  The WHORM Subject File compiled by the White House Office of Records Management is comprised of a series of documents assigned a letter/number combination and filed in a subject category. A complete listing of the subject categories including a detailed description of each category is available on our website at www.obamalibrary.gov.

 

The following is a list of documents and folders that were processed in response to FOIA 22-17798-F:

Textual Records

  • Records Management, White House Office of (WHORM)
    • Subject Files - CO038 (China)
      • 1020524
    • Subject Files - FI001-02 (Fed. Spending)
      • 1042465
    • Subject Files - FO (Foreign Affairs)
      • 1002266
    • Subject Files - FO006 (International Conferences)
      • 1024635
      • 1066069
      • 1127833
      • 1149608
    • Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)
      • 1006152
      • 1046920
      • 1049954
      • 1049989
      • 1051460
      • 1055814
      • 1055841
      • 1074931
      • 1081983
      • 1093538
      • 1131059
      • 1113814
      • 1118605
      • 1119876
      • 1119878
      • 1158412
      • 1158417
      • 1162780
      • 1189983
      • 1200492
      • 1219914
      • 1006152
    • Subject Files - HO009-01 (Christmas Greetings (Received - Sent) Heads of State)
      • 1022284
      • 1127328
      • 1157025
      • 1157185
    • Subject Files - IV (Invitations)
      • 1015996
    • Subject Files - IV009 (Invitations for 2009)
      • 1013480
    • Subject Files - ME001 (Messages - Sent to Individuals)
      • 1045805
    • Subject Files - TR (Presidential Travel)
      • 1085410
    • Subject Files - TR016-01 (London, UK; Germany, 04/01/2009 - 04/03/2009)
      • 1010001
    • Subject Files - TR054-04 (Shanghai/Beijing, China, 11/15/2009 - 11/18/2009)
      • 1021492
      • 1021839
    • Subject Files - TR304 (Northern Ireland, Germany, 06/17/2013 - 06/19/2013)
      • 1123289

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Barack Obama Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 2201) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions.

Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, USC) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

Official records of Barack Obama’s presidency are housed at the Barack Obama Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA).

Staff Archivists, 2023. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

  • 1020524

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - CO038 (China)

  • 1042465

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - FI001-02 (Fed. Spending)

  • 1002266

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - FO (Foreign Affairs)

  • 1024635

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - FO006 (International Conferences)

  • 1066069

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - FO006 (International Conferences)

  • 1127833

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - FO006 (International Conferences)

  • 1149608

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - FO006 (International Conferences)

  • 1006152

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1046920

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1049954

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1049989

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1051460

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1055814

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1055841

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1074931

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1081983

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1093538

    1093538 Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1131059

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1113814

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1118605

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1119876

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President

  • 1119878

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1158412

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1158417

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1162780

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1189983

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1200492

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1219914

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)

  • 1157185

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - HO009-01 (Heads of State Christmas Greetings)

  • 1127328

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - HO009-01 (Heads of State Christmas Greetings)

  • 1015996

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - IV (Invitations)

  • 1022284

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - HO009-01 (Heads of State Christmas Greetings)

  • 1013480

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - IV (Invitations)

  • 1045805

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files -ME001 (Messages - Sent to Individuals)

  • 1085410

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - TR (Presidential Travel)

  • 1010001

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - TR016-01 (London, UK; Germany, 04/01/2009 - 04/03/2009)

  • 1021492

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - TR054-04 (Shanghai/Bejing, China, 11/15/2009 - 11/18/2009)

  • 1157025

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - HO009-01 (Christmas Greetings (Received - Sent) Heads of State)

  • 1021839

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - TR054-04 (Shanghai/Bejing, China, 11/15/2009 - 11/18/2009)

  • 1123289

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - TR304 (Northern Ireland, Germany, 06/17/2013 - 06/19/2013)