Background and historical information can be found in general encyclopedias, including Britannica Online . Government Publications Government Publications and Maps is, of course, an excellent place to find information about United States foreign policy. The State Department is the major player. These periodicals contain speeches, remarks, policy statements, etc., some of which are also published separately by the State Department. The State Department regularly publishes three documents that list diplomatic personnel of both the U.S. and foreign countries.
Latest edition is available online .
Latest edition is available online . Latest editions are available online . A limited number of Foreign Relations of the U.S. are available on the internet through the State Department's home page. There are also several good microfilm sets, including Consular Despatches , Diplomatic Despatches , and Records of the Department of State . The SDSU Library's Government Publications and Maps Division has a good collection of these, mostly from Latin America and Asia.