Colleen Joy Shogan is an American author and academic who served as Archivist of the United States from May 17, 2023, until her dismissal on February 7, 2025. [2] Prior to her confirmation as Archivist, Shogan was the director of the David M. Rubenstein Center for White House History at the White House Historical Association .

3 days ago · Colleen Shogan testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee full committee hearing in Washington, DC, on February 28, 2023.

3 days ago · Shogan has held the job since 2023. "At the direction of @realDonaldTrump the Archivist of the United States has been dismissed tonight," Gor wrote on X. "We thank Colleen Shogan for her service."

3 days ago · President Trump dismissed Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan, a decision he previewed a month earlier before assuming office on Jan. 20. “At the direction of @realDonaldTrump the A…

3 days ago · “We thank Colleen Shogan for her service.” Shogan, 49, was not the archivist at the time the agency was attempting to retrieve boxes of presidential records from Trump’s estate in 2021 and 2022.

3 days ago · The nation’s archivist, Colleen Shogan, said on social media Friday night she had been fired by President Trump, in the latest act of retribution against a perceived foe that the president had ...

2 days ago · Colleen Shogan speaks at her swearing-in ceremony at the National Archives on Sept. 11, 2023, in Washington. AP Colleen Shogan during her Senate hearing to be archivist of the United States, in ...

3 days ago · Archivist of the National Archives Colleen Shogan at her swearing-in ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2023. Alex Brandon / AP file

Oct 29, 2024 · Colleen Shogan Dr. Colleen J. Shogan is the 11th Archivist of the United States. She was sworn in on May 17, 2023, and is the first woman appointed to lead the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). As the nation’s record keeper, Dr. Shogan is responsible for preserving, protecting, and sharing the history of the United States.

May 12, 2023 · Enlarge Dr. Colleen Shogan, 11th Archivist of the United States. Courtesy White House Historical Association. The United States Senate voted today to confirm Dr. Colleen Shogan as the 11th Archivist of the United States. Nominated by President Biden on August 3, 2022, Shogan will begin her tenure as the head of the National Archives and Records …