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Archivist of the
United States of America
NARA logo.png
Seal of the National Archives
Incumbent
TacticalOwen

since January 26, 2024
  • National Archives and Records Administration
Style
  • Mr. Archivist (informal)
  • The Honorable (formal)
StatusChief administrator
Member of
  • Group Staff
SeatNational Archives Building,
Washington, D.C.
AppointerFounder of the United States
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrumentUnited States Group Management
FormationDecember 9, 2017 (6 years ago)
First holderDefendinqq

The Archivist of the United States is the head and chief administrator of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) of the United States. The Archivist is responsible for the supervision and direction of the National Archives.

The first Archivist, Defendinqq, began serving in 2017, when the National Archives was established as an independent federal agency by Congress. The Archivists were appointed by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate until the National Archives and Records Administration became a Group Management entity in 2020.

TacticalOwen was made Archivist of the United States by Group Manager RummyLeroux and approved by the Senior Group Management on January 26, 2023.

Archivists of the United States

No. Archivist Term Appointed by
Start End
1. Defendinqq December 9, 2017 February 13, 2018 SheldonParty
2. Crookedsuper February 13, 2018 July 2, 2018 SheldonParty
3. Sam4219 July 2, 2018 December 11, 2018 TimGeithner
OFFICE VACANT, DECEMBER 11, 2018 – JULY 6, 2019
4. Smallchomama1234 July 6, 2019 November 12, 2019 BakedGoods
RS_Hudson November 12, 2019 November 18, 2019 Deputy Archivist acting as Archivist
5. Defendinqq November 18, 2019 February 20, 2020 AntonioTRoosevelt
6. LargeTitanic2 February 20, 2020 January 15, 2022 PaulJKL
Kindve January 15, 2022 July 16, 2022 Deputy Archivist acting as Archivist
7. Goleros July 16, 2022 September 28, 2023 PaulJKL
RummyLeroux September 28, 2023 January 26, 2024 Group Manager acting as Archivist
8. TacticalOwen January 26, 2024 Incumbent American_Online