The Office of the Historian is an office of the
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other n ...
within the
Foreign Service Institute
The Foreign Service Institute (FSI) is the United States federal government's primary training institution for employees of the U.S. foreign affairs community, preparing American diplomats as well as other professionals to advance U.S. foreig ...
. It is legally responsible for the preparation and publication of the official historical documentary record of
U.S. foreign policy
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in the ''
Foreign Relations of the United States
The United States has formal diplomatic relations with most nations. This includes all UN member and observer states other than Bhutan, Iran, North Korea and Syria, and the UN observer State of Palestine, the last of which the U.S. does not rec ...
'' series, which can be accessed at its website.
It researches and writes historical studies on aspects of U.S.
diplomacy
Diplomacy comprises spoken or written communication by representatives of states (such as leaders and diplomats) intended to influence events in the international system.Ronald Peter Barston, ''Modern diplomacy'', Pearson Education, 2006, p. 1 ...
for use by policymakers and the public.
The office makes recommendations to other bureaus regarding the identification, maintenance, and long-term preservation of important historical diplomatic records. Its outreach activities include participating in the planning and installation of the historical components of the department's planned
United States Center for Diplomacy
The National Museum of American Diplomacy (NMAD) is the first museum in the United States dedicated to telling the stories of American diplomacy. Its mission is to inspire discovery of how American diplomacy shapes the nation's prosperity and ...
, counseling private scholars and journalists on historical research issues, and responding to government and public inquiries on
diplomatic history
Diplomatic history deals with the history of international relations between states. Diplomatic history can be different from international relations in that the former can concern itself with the foreign policy of one state while the latter deals ...
questions.
List of Directors of the Office of the Historian
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Gaillard Hunt 1919–1924
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Harry Dwight 1924
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Tyler Dennett
Tyler Dennett (June 13, 1883 Spencer, Wisconsin – December 29, 1949 in Geneva, New York) was an American historian and educator, best known for his book ''John Hay: From Poetry to Politics'' (1933), which won the 1934 Pulitzer Prize for Biograp ...
1924–1931
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David Hunter Miller 1931–1933
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Cyril Wynne 1933–1939
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E. Wilder Spaulding 1939–1946
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George Bernard Noble
George Bernard Noble (1892 – November 29, 1972) was an American scholar.[Fredrick Aandahl
Fredrick may refer to:
* Fredrick (given name), a given name
* Fredrick (surname), a surname
* ''Fredrick'' (2016 film)
See also
* Frederick (disambiguation) Frederick may refer to:
People
* Frederick (given name), the name
Nobility
Anhalt- ...]
(acting) 1975–1976
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David Trask 1976–1981
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William Slany 1981–2000
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Marc J. Susser 2001–2009
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John Campbell (acting) July 2009–September 2009
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Edward P. Brynn (acting) 2009–2012
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Stephen Randolph 2012–2017
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Adam Howard &
Renée Goings (co-directors ''pro tempore'') 2018–2019
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Adam Howard 2019–present
References
External links
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Foreign relations of the United States
Historiography of the United States
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the stu ...
United States Department of State agencies
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