# Foreign Relations of the United States
**Domain:** Diplomatic history / Documentary record
**Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node
**Maturity:** Developed
**Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]]
## Definition
***Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)*** is the official documentary series of the U.S. foreign-policy record, published by the Department of State's Office of the Historian.
## Significance
It provides primary-source context for the diplomatic decisions surrounding U.S.–China rapprochement and other state actions discussed in the article.
## Sources
- [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]
- [Primary or institutional source](https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments)
## Routes
[[wiki/Henry Kissinger|Henry Kissinger]] · [[wiki/Zhou Enlai|Zhou Enlai]] · [[wiki/Ping-Pong Diplomacy|Ping-Pong Diplomacy]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]