Colleen Joy Shogan

American author and academic

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February 7 2025 Shogan was dismissed from her position as Archivist of the United States, ending her tenure in this important archival leadership role.
January 6 2025 President-elect Donald Trump stated in a radio interview that he intends to replace Shogan as head of the National Archives.
December 17 2024 Shogan and Deputy Archivist William J. Bosanko issued a public statement refusing to publish the Equal Rights Amendment.
October 30 2024 Shogan issued a response to Wall Street Journal allegations of censorship, reaffirming her commitment to leading the National Archives without partisanship.
January 24 2024 The National Archives announced the elimination of the pandemic-related backlog of veteran records.
May 17 2023 Shogan was sworn in and began work, with her first briefing focused on addressing the backlog of veterans' records.
May 17 2023 Confirmed and appointed as the Archivist of the United States, succeeding Acting Archivist Debra Wall.
May 10 2023 Shogan was confirmed as the 11th Archivist of the United States by a 52-45 vote.
May 4 2023 The United States Senate invoked cloture on Shogan's nomination by a 53-44 vote.
March 15 2023 The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee advanced Shogan's nomination with an 8-4 vote.
February 28 2023 The committee held a second hearing to consider Shogan's nomination.
2022 Published 'Lethal Legacies', the latest book in her mystery series
September 21 2022 The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee held the first hearing on Shogan's nomination, which ended in a deadlocked 7-7 party-line vote.
August 13 2022 President Joe Biden nominated Shogan to be the 11th Archivist of the United States.
2021 Released 'Dead as a Duck', continuing her mystery novel collection
2020 Added 'Larceny at the Library' to her book series during the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Published 'Gore in the Garden' in her continuing mystery series
2018 Released 'K Street Killing', expanding her mystery novel collection
2017 Published 'Calamity at the Continental Club' as part of her ongoing mystery book series
2016 Continued her mystery series with 'Homicide in the House'
2015 Colleen Joy Shogan published her first book, 'Stabbing in the Senate', beginning her mystery novel series

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