Office of the Historian

The Office of the Historian is an office of the United States Department of State within the Government of the United States of America. It is legally responsible for the preparation and publication of the official historical documentary record of U.S. foreign policy in the Foreign Relations of the United States series, which can be accessed at its website. It researches and writes historical studies on aspects of U.S. diplomacy for use by Department of State employees 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, counseling private scholars and journalists on historical research issues, and responding to government and public inquiries on diplomatic history questions.

List of Directors of the Office of the Historian +#Directors of the Office of the HistorianTerm startTerm end1Gaillard Hunt191919242Harry Dwight192419243Tyler Dennett192419314David Hunter Miller193119335Cyril Wynne193319396E. Wilder Spaulding193919467George Bernard Noble194619628William Franklin19621974 -Fredrick Aandahl (acting)197519769David Trask1976198110William Slany1981200011Marc J. Susser20012009 -John Campbell (acting)July 2009September 2009 -Edward P. Brynn (acting)2009201212Stephen Randolph20122017 -Renee Goings (acting)2018201913Adam Howard20192025 -John Powers (performing the duties of)2025present

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