Research Guides: HIST 302: Arab-Israeli Conflict: U.S. Govt. Information Resources

U.S. Government Information Resources

Foreign Assistance.gov
Documents current U.S. foreign assistance activities.
Foreign Relations of the United States
Produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian, this is the official documentary record of U.S. foreign policy. Volumes are arranged by presidential administration, geographic region, and topic area. These volumes are generally declassified and publicly released 30 years after they were written.
Final Report of the International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) on Status of Forces Agreements
State Department International Security Advisory Board report from January 16, 2015.
Treaties and International Agreements
Information on treaties and international agreements and links to the Office of Treaty Affairs that lists treaties and agreements that the U.S. is currently involved with.
2008 U.S.-Iraq SOFA Agreement
Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq on the withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq and the organization of their activities during their temporary presence in Iraq.
National Archives
Provides access to full-text resources and finding aids on 19th century U.S. History from the National Archives Records Administration (NARA).
National Archives State Department Files
Raw transcripts of State Department telegrams from 1973-1979.
U.S. Oversees Loans & Grants (Greenbook) - Data
Annual report to Congress on U.S foreign assistance.
Historical Office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
The mission of the historical office is to collect, preserve, and present the history of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, in order to support Department of Defense leadership and inform the American public.
House Appropriations Committee
The United States House Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives that is responsible for passing appropriation bills along with its Senate counterpart. The bills passed by the Appropriations Committee regulate expenditures of money by the government of the United States.
House Armed Services Committee
Conducts oversight of Department of Defense programs, military branches, and Energy Department defense nuclear programs.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
The United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, also known as the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives with jurisdiction over bills and investigations concerning the foreign affairs of the United States.
United States Senate Appropriations Committee
The United States Senate Committee on Appropriations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It has jurisdiction over all discretionary spending legislation in the Senate. The Senate Appropriations Committee is the largest committee in the U.S. Senate, with 30 members in the 117th Congress.
Senate Armed Services Committee
Oversees the Defense Department, armed forces, military promotions, national defense research, and defense nuclear energy programs.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Conducts oversight of U.S. State Department, various foreign policy programs, and U.S. foreign policy. Plays a key role in approving or rejecting U.S. treaties with foreign countries & international government organizations.
Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
Contains Contain Mideast and East Asian arts.
Maps of Israeli-Palestine Conflict
Courtesy of BBC News.
Maps of Arab-Israeli Wars
Courtesy of U.S. Military Academy.
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports
The Library of Congress' Congressional Research Service (CRS) presents unbiased reports on various public policy issues for members of Congress, their staff, and the American public.
Middle East Map Collection
Courtesy of Perry-Castaneda Library, University of Texas Libraries.
Israeli Conflicts
Combat Studies Institute (CSI) Press publications on Arab-Israeli Wars.
Institute for the Study of War
Non-profit, nonpartisan U.S. research institute studying war on an international scale.
Office of Military Commissions
Documents activities of military commissions established after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Interior Dept. agency conducting geological investigations of countries around the world, the United States, the moon, and Mars.
Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Historical Sales Book
This Defense Department agency resource documents U.S. foreign military sales and assistance.
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Reports on energy resources and science in the U.S. and internationally.
U.S.S. Liberty Sinking
National Security Agency (NSA) documents on U.S.S. Liberty sinking during 1967 Arab-Israeli War.

ProQuest Congressional Publications
Provides access to historic and recent U.S. Government publications from 1789-1969 on including U.S. Congressional Serial Set documents, federal agency reports, congressional committee publications including reports on legislation, statistics, maps, and congressional debates.
Coverage includes Congressional Record and predecessor publication debates from 1789-1997 and Executive branch agency publications not included in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set from 1789-1932.