Home - Government Documents - Department of State; Peace Corps - Research Guides at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Contact the Department of State

The U.S. Department of State is the oldest department in the executive branch of the U.S. government, established in 1789. It manages the foreign relations of the U.S.

Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training
ADST collects and publishes oral histories of diplomats and retirees from other U.S. foreign service agencies.
Department of State and USAID strategic plans
Diplomatic dictionary
DOSFAN
The University of Illinois at Chicago, in partnership with the Department of State, manages a collection of State publications online.
Foreign Affairs Manual and Handbooks
Major State Department publications
National Museum of American Diplomacy
Passports
Learn how to obtain or renew a passport
Performance and Accountability Reports and Agency Financial Reports
State Department Forms
Treaty Affairs
University of Memphis Library Center of Excellence
UM Library is a Center of Excellence for Peace Corps and Tennessee Valley Authority publications.
University of Virginia Library Center of Excellence
UVA Library is a Center of Excellence for State Department publications.

We have an extensive collection of State Department documents, including a variety of general publications, pamphlets, and other materials. All of our print State Department documents are cataloged and searchable in OneSearch. Most pre-1900 State Department documents, including Foreign relations of the U.S., are available in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set (UHM login required). We have thousands of Congressional hearings and reports about foreign relations and international affairs. Search for these using ProQuest Congressional (UHM login required).

Additional documents covering 1910-1932 are available in the Executive Branch Documents microfiche set. Please contact a government documents librarian if you have questions about our holdings.

Here are some of the major serial publications to which we provide access:

American foreign policy current documents
Call Number: GOVD S 1.71/2:
Full text of significant foreign policy documents. Also available in HeinOnline (UHM login required)
Country reports on human rights practices
Call Number: GOVD Fiche Y 4.IN 8/16-15:
Publication Date: 1979-
Department of State bulletin/dispatch
Call Number: GOVD S 1.3:
The bulletin documents important diplomatic events such as speeches, treaties, and conferences. Also available in HeinOnline (UHM login required).
Foreign consular offices in the United States
Call Number: GOVD S 1.69/2:
Publication Date: 1932-2004
Lists consular offices of foreign governments in the U.S.
Foreign relations of the United States
Call Number: GOVD S 1.1:
Diplomatic correspondence and other papers, usually arranged by subject or geographic area and time period. Also available in HeinOnline (UHM login required).
Legislation on foreign relations through ... by United States Congress
Call Number: GOVD Y 4.F 76/2-10:
Publication Date: 1976-
Compilation of foreign relations legislation, treaties, and other laws and documents with full or partial text.
State magazine
Call Number: GOVD S 1.118:
Publication Date: 1996-2015
World military expenditures and arms transfers
Call Number: GOVD S 22.116:

Summary of passport statistics
Call Number: GOVD S 1.27/2:
Visa bulletin
Call Number: GOVD Fiche S 1.3/4:

Foreign Assistance Resource Library
DOS on Data.gov
Find datasets for visas, passport issuances, and other State Department data.

Passport applications at UH Manoa
DOS in Hawai‘i
Links to services and offices in Hawai‘i

Government Documents - Department of State; Peace Corps: Home

Contact the Department of State

Subject Librarian