The U.S. Government produces many publications on its foreign policy which are available in HSSE Library in paper, microfiche, CD-ROM, and on the Internet. Many U.S Government publications are accessible on THOR. Subject headings you can use to search the Library Catalog for materials on U.S. foreign policy include:

United States--Foreign Relations
United States--Foreign Relations--Germany
United States--Foreign Economic Relations
China--Foreign Relations--United States
Terrorism--United States--Prevention

The principal index for U.S. Government documents is the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36. This resources is also available online from 1994-present. U.S. Government publications can also be
searched in from 1976-present in the GPO Index on the Purdue Libraries webpage.

Additional useful indexes include the Congressional Information Service (CIS) Index HSSE REF 328.73005 C76 which covers congressional committee publications from 1970-present, CIS U.S. Congressional Commitee Hearings Index 1833-1969 HSSE REF 348.731 C76, the CIS US Serial Set Index, 1789-1969 HSSE REF 328.73 C761c indexing historical congressional publications, CIS Index to Executive Branch Documents 1789-1909 HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1990,and CIS Index to Executive

Branch Documents 1910-1932 HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1996.

Documents on U.S. foreign policy are produced by the State Dept., Central Intelligence Agency, congressional committees, and other federal agencies. These are located in HSSE and shelved in the Reference Dept., Government Documents stacks, and periodical stacks.

Congressional Publications

The U.S. Congress produces a number of publications on U.S. foreign policy. Congressional publications are
important resources because Congress is responsible for funding and overseeing U.S. foreign policy programs
with U.S. Senate publications being particularly important because of the Senate's constitutional responsi-
bility for approving treaties with foreign countries and the confirmation of officials such as the Secretary of
State and U.S. ambassadors to foreign countries. Examples of congressional publications on U.S. foreign
policy include:

Internet Sources

Increasing volumes of government foreign policy information are on the Internet. A master list of government information resources can be found here. Other useful U.S. Government foreign policy information WWW sites include:

Selected Foreign & International Government Organizations