Historians in the News
Office of the Historian Announces New Website: www.history.state.gov
Source: State Department (6-19-09)
Office of the Historian Announces New Website: www.history.state.gov Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC June 18, 2009 The Department of State is pleased to announce the official unveiling of the Office of the Historian’s new website: www.history.state.gov.
The new website boasts greater accessibility and searching within the Foreign Relations of the United States documentary series. It currently offers both textual and facsimile copies of Foreign Relations volumes from the Kennedy Administration through the Nixon-Ford administration. The Office plans to continue to digitize older volumes and eventually house all of the Foreign Relations volumes on its website. The website also contains updated sections on the history of the Department of State, biographies of notable diplomats, and an in-depth timeline of United States diplomatic milestones. The Office’s educational curriculum guides are also downloadable from the website. The Office hopes that through its enhanced presentation and organization, the new website will become the preeminent online resource for U.S. diplomatic history.
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