Office of the Historian

New Publication: Volume VI, Soviet Union

The focus of this volume is on U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union during the Carter administration, demonstrating the growing tension between U.S. and Soviet leaders and the eventual downfall of détente.
New Publication: Volume XXIII, Congo, 1960-1968

The focus of this retrospective volume is U.S. policy in Congo-Léopoldville during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations from March 1960 through December 1968.
Toward “Thorough, Accurate, and Reliable”

The dramatic story of the evolution of the Foreign Relations of the United States documentary history series, from its antecedents in the early republic through the implementation of the 1991 Foreign Relations statute. Read the preview edition online or download the e-book.
New Publication: Volume VIII, Arab-Israeli Dispute, January 1977-August 1978

The focus of this volume is the Carter administration’s efforts to find a comprehensive settlement between Israel and Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon, and to seek a resolution for Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza.
New Publication: Volume III, Foreign Economic Policy

This volume documents the Carter administration’s response to economic challenges in its international monetary and trade policies, as well as its involvement in the annual Group of Seven (G–7) economic summit meetings.
New Publication: Volume II, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs

This volume illustrates the Carter administration’s efforts to define and implement a broad-based human rights policy, including the establishment of the Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs within the Department of State.
New Publication: Volume XXXIII, SALT II, 1972-1980

This volume covers U.S. policy on SALT II from 1972 until 1980. This volume documents important issues in the foreign policy on SALT II of Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford. Because of the long-term nature of the negotiations, this volume also includes the administration of President Jimmy Carter.
Brilliant and Important Victories

One hundred and fifty years ago, the Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg on July 4, 1863 turned the tide of the Civil War. The Army of the Potomac blunted the Confederate advance into Pennsylvania and General Ulysses S. Grant’s successful siege of Vicksburg ensured the restoration of the Mississippi River to Union control.
New Publication: Volume XIII, China

The documentation in this volume focuses primarily on the normalization of diplomatic relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, as well as the concomitant ending of formal diplomatic relations between the United States and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
New Publication: Volume XXVII, Iran; Iraq, 1973–1976

This volume documents the close political, economic, and strategic relationship that developed between the U.S. and Iran and Washington's more distant interactions with Iraq, with whom the United States did not maintain formal diplomatic relations following the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

Secretaries of State

Biography of Secretary of State, John Marshall

President John Adams nominated John Marshall to be Secretary of State on May 12, 1800, the same day that Adams dismissed Timothy Pickeri...Read More >>

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