SUMMARY:

The Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation has renewed its charter for a period of two years. This Advisory Committee will continue to make recommendations to the Historian and the Department of State on all aspects of the Department's program to publish the Foreign Relations of the United States series as well as on the Department's responsibility under statute (22 U.S.C. ( printed page 65025) 4351, et seq.) to open its 25-year old and older records for public review at the National Archives and Records Administration. The Committee consists of nine members drawn from among historians, political scientists, archivists, international lawyers, and other social scientists who are distinguished in the field of U.S. foreign relations.

Questions concerning the Committee and the renewal of its Charter should be directed to John C. Powers, Acting Historian and Director, Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation, Department of State, Office of the Historian, 2300 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20372 (Navy Potomac Annex), telephone (771) 327-0058 (email: history@state.gov).

The Charter was renewed and filed on September 15, 2026.

For further information about the Board, please contact John C. Powers, Acting Historian, Office of the Historian at History@state.gov.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a and 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.)