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FOIA REQUEST LETTER C6719
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Randall, Patricia A <RandallPA@state.gov> Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 1:00 PM
To: peacecorpswatch@gmail.com
Good Morning Ms. Rowland:

This is in response to your email dated January 25, 2010. In your FOIA request dated January 7, 2010 you requested
all information regarding the death of Morocco Peace Corps Returned Volunteer Service Employee So-Youn Kim between
August 1, 2009 and December 1, 2009. If you now wish only a copy of the Consular Report of Death in this case, you may
wish to consult the following website: http://travel.state.gov/law/family_issues/death/death_600.html. This provides
information on obtaining this document without using the FOIA process. Please clarify your request as soon as possible. If
you wish to request other documents through FOIA, please provide an address which we can use to mail documents to
you.
Patricia Ann Randall
FOIA Analyst
FedConsulting Inc.
Department of State SA-2
(O) 202-261-8425
(C) 443-851-9038
(F) 202-261-8582
Peace Corps Watch <peacecorpswatch@gmail.com> Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 10:44 AM
To: "Randall, Patricia A" <RandallPA@state.gov>
FOIA Officer,
I appreciate the information and it has been helpful. I do not need any official documents. I only need to know
date and cause of death. If I can get this information without an FOIA please tell me how. Morocco Peace Corps
Returned Volunteer Service Employee So-Youn Kim has no known cause of death at PC and NPCA. I would like this
information to go to NPCA for the records we have on line regarding PCVSE deaths. There are others without cause of
death like 'Kate' Puzey.' Any information would be helpful.
Peace Corps Watch

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Parker, John A <ParkerJA3@state.gov> Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 11:27 AM
To: peacecorpswatch@gmail.com
Cc: "Randall, Patricia A" <RandallPA@state.gov>
Below is information from the State.Gov website on obtaining death certificates for Americans who die
abroad. Further sources of information are cited in this material. Please advise if you wish to withdraw
your FOIA request and seek this information directly.

Foreign Death Certificate:
Foreign death certificates are issued by the local registrar of deaths or similar local authority. The certificates
are written in the language of the foreign country and prepared in accordance with the laws of the foreign
country. Although authenticated copies of the foreign death certificate can be obtained, since the documents
are written in the language of the foreign country they are sometimes unacceptable in the United States for
insurance and estate purposes. In the United States, a "Report of Death of an American Citizen Abroad"
issued by the U.S. consular officer is generally used in lieu of a foreign death certificate as proof of death.
Report Of Death Of A U.S. Citizen Abroad:
The consular" Report of Death of an American Citizen Abroad is a report that provides the essential facts
concerning the death of a U.S. citizen, disposition of remains, and custody of the personal effects of a
deceased citizen. This form is generally used in legal proceedings in the United States in lieu of the foreign
death certificate. The Report of Death is based on the foreign death certificate, and cannot be completed until
the foreign death certificate has been issued. This can sometimes take from four to six weeks or longer after
the date of the death, depending on how long it takes local authorities to complete the local form. U.S.
Embassies and Consulates work with local authorities to see that this time is as short as possible.
Copies Of The Report Of Death:
The U.S. consular officer will send the family up to 20 certified copies of the Report of Death at the time the
initial report is issued. These are provided at no fee. Additional copies can be obtained subsequently by
contacting the Department of State, Passport Services, Correspondence Branch, 1111 19th Street, N.W.,
Suite 510, Washington, D.C. 20522-1705, tel (202) 955-0307. Submit a signed, written request including all
pertinent facts along with requester's return address and telephone number. Effective June 1, 2002, there is a
$30 fee for a certified copy of Reports of Death, and a $20 fee for each additional copy provided at the same
time. See Federal Register, May 16, 2002, Volume 67, Number 95, Rules and Regulations, Page 34831-
34838; 22 CFR 22.1, Item 43 (a) and 43(f). Fees are payable to the Department of State. See also the
Department of State, Consular Affairs home page on the Internet at under"Passport Services"for further
information about obtaining copies of Reports of Death.
Legal Authority:
U.S. insurance companies and other agencies sometimes inquire regarding the authority for issuance of
Reports of Death. See 22 U.S. Code 4196; 22 Code of Federal Regulations 72.1.
Additional Information:
For additional information concerning Reports of Death, contact the appropriate geographic division of the
Office of American Citizens Services and Crisis Management, Department of State, 2201 C Street N.W., Room
4817 N.S., Washington, D.C. 20520, tel: (202) 647-5225 or (202) 647-5226.

From: Randall, Patricia A
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 10:52 AM
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