The Office of the Historian releases Foreign Relations, 1989–1992, Volume XXXI, START I, 1989–1991: https://t.co/evil1lTJBI @StateDept @Bush41Library #FRUS #FRUSRelease #USHistory #ForeignPolicy

OH was honored to join the Department’s Veterans Day Roll Call, recognizing veterans who have chosen a “second tour” of service at State. As DAS Kootz noted, their “dedication to an institution greater than any one person” is vital to American diplomacy and our success.

On July 31, 1991, President George H.W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the #STARTtreaty in Moscow—just weeks before an attempted coup in Moscow and a few months before the collapse of the Soviet Union. #FRUS https://t.co/yJ63ixxuEw @Bush41Library #FRUS

A draft #STARTtreaty emerged in December 1987, but it took subsequent years of painstaking negotiations to broker a final agreement. Bush and Gorbachev (seen here off Malta in Dec. 1989) stayed committed. https://t.co/hTjCmgHaMn @Bush41Library #FRUS #USHistory #ForeignPolicy

On January 20, 1989, George H.W. Bush became president, aiming to sign a #STARTtreaty. Having closely followed negotiations since 1982, his interest deepened during his final years as VP, shaping U.S. arms control policy. https://t.co/evil1lTJBI #USHistory #Diplomacy

START I, 1989–1991 is the second of two #FRUS volumes covering the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. It follows: https://t.co/cFkGPSp5S7 #FRUS #FRUSRelease #USHistory #ForeignPolicy

The #FRUS Federal Republic of Germany chapter focuses on U.S. policies toward West Germany, including economic issues and issues such as relations with the Soviet Union and nuclear strategy. https://t.co/1otqElw0Kz #FRUS #FRUSRelease #USHistory #Diplomacy @CarterLibrary

Documentation in the #FRUS Nordic Countries chapter emphasizes East-West security issues, strategic arms control, and energy as well as specific bilateral concerns. https://t.co/6PSBsYKgqI #FRUS #FRUSRelease #USHistory #Diplomacy @CarterLibrary

Documentation in the #FRUS Canada chapter focuses on themes in U.S.-Canada relations such as economic, energy, and environmental issues, Cold War defense policy, and Canadian unity. https://t.co/1otqElwyA7 #FRUS #FRUSRelease #USHistory #Diplomacy @CarterLibrary

The Office of the Historian @StateDept releases chapters on Canada, West Germany, and Nordic Countries in the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XXVII, Western Europe: https://t.co/1otqElw0Kz #FRUS #FRUSRelease #USHistory #Diplomacy @CarterLibrary

Strategic modernization, the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), interpretations of the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, and Soviet compliance are also key themes in the #FRUS volume covering START I negotiations during the Reagan administration: https://t.co/cFkGPSp5S7

The National Security Policy #FRUS volume also captures internal deliberations in advance of the 1988 ABM Treaty Review, during which General William F. Burns led the U.S. delegation. https://t.co/RWvOE2fIOM #FRUS #USHistory @Reagan_Library

National Security Policy #FRUS illuminates the Reagan administration’s interpretation of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in advance of key summits between President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev between 1985 and 1988. https://t.co/RWvOE2fIOM

National Security Policy #FRUS covers the Reagan administration’s efforts to modernize U.S. strategic forces, identify Soviet compliance and noncompliance with existing arms control agreements, and pursue the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). https://t.co/RWvOE2fIOM

The Office of the Historian releases Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, Volume XLIV, Part 1, National Security Policy, 1985–1988: https://t.co/RWvOE2fIOM @StateDept @Reagan_Library #FRUS #FRUSRelease #USHistory #ForeignPolicy

The Foreign Relations of the United States series is a treasure trove of historical documents that tell the story of U.S. diplomacy. Read more for a behind-the-scenes look at the detailed process of compiling and declassifying key diplomatic documents:

Yesterday, Acting Director Brewer participated in the quarterly Historical Advisory Committee (HAC) meeting with @HistoryatState. The HAC is mandated by law and makes recommendations to FSI for the publication of historical records. Learn more on the Office of the Historian

The Office of the Historian invites you to a discussion on past U.S. centennial planning in #FRUS, led by Adam Howard, the Historian of the Department of State. To attend, please RSVP via email to FSIOHRSVP@state.gov.

PUBLIC MEETING March 10, 2025 at 10am EST Learn about #FRUS, the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity, and its utility as a research tool. To attend, please RSVP via email to FSIOHRSVP@state.gov.

PUBLIC MEETING March 10, 2025 at 10am EST Join us for the open session of the Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation (#HAC). To attend, please RSVP via email to FSIOHRSVP@state.gov