FOIA/Privacy Act Reference Guide

How to Make a Request for Department of State Records
--  Department of State Information Access Guide/Manual [117 Kb]
--  22 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 171 (Availability of Information to the Public) April 2008 [115 Kb]
--  Validation Checklist for Requests for Personal Information [11 Kb]

Executive Orders
--  Executive Order 13392, Improving Agency Disclosure of Information (Dec. 14, 2005) [99 Kb]
--  Executive Order 12958, Classified National Security Information (April 17, 1995) [126 Kb]
--  Executive Order 12972, Amendment to Executive Order No. 12958 (Sept. 19, 1995) [55 Kb]
--  Executive Order 13142, Amendment to Executive Order 12958–Classified National Security Information (Nov. 19, 1999) [59 Kb]
--  Executive Order 13292, Further Amendment to Executive Order 12958, as Amended, Classified National Security Information (March 25, 2003) [136 Kb]
--  Executive Order 12600, Predisclosure notification procedures for confidential commercial information (June 23, 1987) [27 Kb]

Information Collection/System of Records on Individuals
Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs)
Systems of Records Notices (SORNs)

Information Access
Department of State’s Major Information Systems
GPO Access / Government Information Locator Service Records (GILS)
Domestic Records Disposition Schedules
Foreign Records Disposition Schedules
Text of the 2002 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Text of the FOIA (showing changes made by the OPEN Government Act of 2007)
Text of the Privacy Act

Other Sites
Department of State Office of the Inspector General (OIG) FOIA
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Other Federal Agencies' FOIA web sites (DOJ)
Principal FOIA Contacts at Federal Agencies (DOJ)