Summary
On September 29, 2025, Covenant for Forgotten Warriors submitted FOIA request F-2025-30612 to the U.S. Department of State seeking records held by the Bureau of African Affairs and the Office of West African Affairs referencing Sgt Kelvin Blas from March 1, 2020 to present.
The request sought communications between AF/W and U.S. Embassy Lomé, internal briefing materials, decision memoranda, and records concerning welfare, case handling, and repatriation coordination.
On November 17, 2025, the Department placed the request in the “complex” processing track, denied expedited processing, and denied a fee waiver.
On December 8, 2025, the Department issued a “no records” determination and closed this request along with eight other FOIA requests on the same day.
The request sought communications between AF/W and U.S. Embassy Lomé, internal briefing materials, decision memoranda, and records concerning welfare, case handling, and repatriation coordination.
On November 17, 2025, the Department placed the request in the “complex” processing track, denied expedited processing, and denied a fee waiver.
On December 8, 2025, the Department issued a “no records” determination and closed this request along with eight other FOIA requests on the same day.
Procedural History & Updates
- September 29, 2025 – FOIA request F-2025-30612 submitted to the U.S. Department of State.
- November 17, 2025 – Acknowledgment letter issued. The request was placed in the complex processing track. Expedited processing and fee waiver were denied.
- December 8, 2025 – The Department issued a closure letter for F-2025-30612. This closure occurred the same day as eight other related FOIA requests.
- December 8, 2025 – Appealed the closure of this FOIA
- December 12, 2025 – Received an acknowledgement and tracking number A-2026-00054