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  • @HistoryAtState
    HistoryAtState
    Department of State
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    Aug 26
    What’s the reward of compiling a #FRUS volume? For @StateDept historian James Graham Wilson, it’s when they hit shelves after years of review and watching future leaders dig into the raw records. Read our interview in @afsatweets #FSJ: afsa.org/fsj/foreign-se…
    Graphic titled The Most Rewarding Part of the job with a laptop showing history.state.gov and a quote about the satisfaction of seeing a FRUS volume appear in print and online. | U.S. Department of State | Department of State, Washington
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  • @HistoryAtState
    HistoryAtState
    Department of State
    @HistoryAtState
    Aug 25
    What does it take to publish a #FRUS volume? @StateDept historian James Graham Wilson says it’s a marathon, not a sprint. From archival research and selection to peer reviews and interagency declassification, each volume takes years of meticulous work. #America250
    Declassification, Editing and Digital Production, Publication. Quote from James Graham Wilson: 'It's a marathon, not a sprint.' | U.S. Department of State | Department of State, Washington
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  • @HistoryAtState
    HistoryAtState
    Department of State
    @HistoryAtState
    Aug 24
    While it isn’t a blueprint for every scenario, @StateDept historian James Graham Wilson says the 2,705 combined pages of the START I Foreign Relations of the United States volumes map out what sustained, serious negotiation can achieve under pressure. #America250 #FRUS
    Quote graphic with a red START I FRUS volume and text saying the past is never dead, noting that START I is not a blueprint for every scenario but shows what serious diplomacy can achieve. | U.S. Department of State | Department of State, Washington
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  • @HistoryAtState
    HistoryAtState
    Department of State
    @HistoryAtState
    Aug 21
    “Go to the sources.” @StateDept historian James Graham Wilson hopes the #FRUS series helps students and the public empathize with the historical figures in these pages and grapple with their dilemmas. Faced with the same tradeoffs, what would you have done? #America250
    Quote graphic over archival stacks reading Go to the sources, with text encouraging readers to empathize with people in the pages of history and grapple with dilemmas and tradeoffs. | U.S. Department of State | Department of State, Washington
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  • @HistoryAtState
    HistoryAtState
    Department of State
    @HistoryAtState
    Aug 20
    What sparks a life dedicated to the archives? For @StateDept Historian James Graham Wilson, it traces back to high school documentaries, a dissertation at @UVA and a moderate obsession with the ideas and people that brought about the end of the Cold War. #America250 #FRUS
    Career-focused graphic asking What sparked a career in history? with a portrait of James Graham Wilson and text tracing his path from high school documentaries to UVA and Cold War research. | U.S. Department of State | Department of State, Washington
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