Records of Joseph J. Sisco

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Records of Joseph J. Sisco

1951-1976

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2602436

This series consists of correspondence, reports, memoranda, photographs, clippings, appointment calendars, briefing books, and other records of Joseph J. Sisco. Sisco served as a foreign affairs officer from 1951 to 1965, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs from 1965 to 1969, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs from 1969 to 1974, and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 1974 to 1976. Included are records relating to negotiations over the crisis in the Middle East from 1973 to 1976, U.S.-Soviet relations, the Cyprus crisis in 1974, and the Angolan crisis in 1975. Topics also include Sisco's testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Turkish narcotics, Icelandic base negotiations, and the visit of Henry Kissinger to Egypt and Israel.

19 linear feet, 8 linear inches

eng, Latn

National Archives at College Park

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6430149

National Archives at College Park

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

United States Department of State. Office of the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6d03z3m (corporateBody)

The Under Secretary for Political Affairs was the Department's day-to-day manager of overall regional and bilateral policy issues, and was responsible for integrating political, economic, global, and security issues into the United States' bilateral relationships. There were a number of geographically-defined bureaus and one functional bureau that reported to the Under Secretary. The Assistant Secretaries of the geographic bureaus and office advised the Under Secretary and guided the operation o...

United States Department of State. Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64c67rw (corporateBody)

The Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs succeeded the Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs on August 20, 1958. It was succeeded by the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs on August 24, 1992. The Bureau, under the direction of an assistant secretary, executed responsibility for the general conduct of foreign relations with the countries within its geographical area of responsibility by applying over-all political, security, economic, public affairs, social, consular, a...

Sisco, Joseph John, 1919-2004

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64r8jbs (person)

Joseph John Sisco was born October 31, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois in 1941 and served in the United States Army in the Pacific during World War II. He returned to academic studies at the University of Chicago after the war. In 1950 he joined the Central Intelligence Agency before moving to the Department of State to serve as a foreign affairs officer in 1951. He was appointed as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affai...