Archivist of the United States
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| Archivist of the United States of America | |
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 Seal of the National Archives | |
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| Style |
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| Status | Chief administrator |
| Member of |
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| Seat | National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer | Founder of the United States |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | United States Group Management |
| Formation | December 9, 2017 (6 years ago) |
| First holder | Defendinqq |
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 | |
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| 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 |