Diplomacy

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U.S. Diplomatic History Resources Index
A simple, alphabetical list of sites covering everything from full-text documents to sources of book reviews.

U.S. Diplomatic Historians' Web Pages Index
"This web page is an index of personal web pages of U.S. diplomatic historians, or scholars who have interests that overlap with this field in some manner." (from the site)


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Dispatch (Previously Department of State Bulletin)
Provides key speeches and testimonies by the Secretary of State and other senior officials and current U.S. treaty actions and ambassadorial appointments, published 10-12 times a year. Dispatch issues from its creation in September 1990 to December 1996 are available on the Department's archive at gopher://gopher.state.gov. Dispatch issues published after January 1997 are available on the Department's main web site:
also
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U.S. State Department: Office of the Historian
"The Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, publishes the official documentary history of U.S. foreign policy and provides historical research and advice for the Department of State."(from the site)

Includes:

Foreign Relations of the United States (US Department of State) 1861+
A historical record of American foreign policy with more than 350 individual volumes. Each volume documents the major foreign policy decisions and diplomatic activity of the U.S. Government and contains declassified records from the White House, the Department of State, and other foreign affairs agencies.
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Note: Some 20th century FRUS volumes are available at:
http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/frus.html

U.S. Ambassadors and Department Principals
A who's who of all former U.S. Ambassadors and high-ranking Department officials.

Timeline of U.S. Diplomatic History
Short narratives covering major topics in U.S. diplomatic history.

Diplo Directory
A survey of websites of ministries of foreign affairs, embassies, and other diplomatic and consular missions.
See also
DiploNews, a newsletter produced by the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies.

American Diplomacy
"An electronic journal of commentary, analysis, and research on American foreign policy and its practice". (from the site) The publisher - American Diplomacy Publishers - is a non-profit corporation.

Public Diplomacy Calendar (US Department of State - International Information Programs)
Includes scheduled elections as well as other notable events.

The Electronic Embassy
Information about and from Embassies in Washington, D.C.

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