Founded in 1967. Incorporated in 1972.
"The purpose of the corporation is: The maintenance of a Society of Historians for the study, advancement and dissemination of a knowledge of American Foreign Relations and the doing of all acts incidental to the accomplishment thereof." (From SHAFR's Certificate of Incorporation, May 22, 1972.)
SHAFR News
SHAFR 2009 CONFERENCE SCHEDULED (July 7, 2008)
The 2009 SHAFR annual meeting will be held on June 25-27, 2009 at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, VA. Click here for the 2009 Call For Papers. Additional details on this conference will be posted in the near future.
BOOK DONATIONS TO UNIVERSITY IN IRAQ (June 23, 2008)
Because of war and civil turmoil, Basra University in Iraq has lost much of its library collection. A faculty member there has petitioned for American scholars to donate books on the history of the Cold War and other topics in international history.
In response, SHAFR organized a drive to collect volumes for Basra University. Last year members brought dozens of titles to the annual conference and graduate students from Temple University shipped them to Iraq. SHAFR will continued the tradition at the 2008 annual conference in Columbus.
SHAFR members are encouraged to contact Basra University direclty regarding the book drive at farqad72@yahoo.com.