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Social Studies - Foreign Governments, Policies & Leaders

Great Web Sites

  • Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
    List compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency.
    (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/index.html)
  • The Political Graveyard
    Looking for dead politicians? The Political Graveyard offers you a searchable cross-referenced database of more than 18,000 entries on deceased politicos, including descriptions of the cemeteries in which they're buried.
    (http://www.potifos.com/tpg/index.html)
  • Zarate's Political Collections 1945-2001
    Who was in charge, where and when? Find out more about world leaders from 1945 to date.
    (http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/)
  • Foreign Policy In Focus
    Political analysis, policy briefs, background information on world issues. Great background material for research papers. Draws on a network of 650 experts world-wide. Has a progressive political viewpoint.
    (http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/)
  • The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
    "A public educational foundation dedicated to scholarly research and informed debate on U.S. interests in the Middle East."
    (http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/)
  • Rulers
    This site contains lists of heads of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700.
    (http://rulers.org/)
  • Embassy World
    Links to embassies around the world and extensive lists of map resources for each country.
    (http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/directory.htm)

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