Archivist of the United States

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The Archivist of the United States is the chief official responsible for overseeing the National Archives and Records Administration and safeguarding the federal government’s documentary heritage.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf chief executive of the National Archives and Records Administration
federal government position
public office
appliesToJurisdiction United States government
surface form: "United States federal government"
appointedBy President of the United States
appointedFor indefinite term
collaboratesWith federal agencies’ records officers
confirmedBy United States Senate
country United States of America
createdFor National Archives and Records Administration
surface form: "National Archives"
duty approve schedules for disposition of federal records
ensure long-term preservation of historically valuable federal records
issue regulations on federal records management
promote public access to government records consistent with law
goal preserve and provide access to the permanent records of the federal government
hasAuthorityOver National Personnel Records Center
Office of the Federal Register
Presidential Libraries system
regional archives of the National Archives and Records Administration
headOf National Archives and Records Administration
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: "federal government of the United States"
legalBasis Title 44 of the United States Code
surface form: "United States Code Title 44"
memberOf senior leadership of the National Archives and Records Administration
officeHeldBy Allen Weinstein
Colleen Joy Shogan NERFINISHED
David S. Ferriero
Don W. Wilson
James B. Rhoads
John W. Carlin
R. D. W. Connor
Robert M. Warner NERFINISHED
Solon J. Buck NERFINISHED
Wayne C. Grover
oversees National Archives and Records Administration
partOf executive branch of the United States
surface form: "executive branch of the United States government"
reportsTo President of the United States
responsibleFor Federal Register publication system
access to federal archival records
custody of the Bill of Rights
custody of the Declaration of Independence
custody of the United States Constitution
implementation of federal records management policies
management of federal records
preservation of federal government records
safeguarding the federal government’s documentary heritage
seat Washington, D.C.
style Archivist
worksAt National Archives Building

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ISOO reportsTo Archivist of the United States
OGIS reportsTo Archivist of the United States
Office of Government Information Services reportsTo Archivist of the United States
Presidential Libraries supervisedBy Archivist of the United States

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