Policy Memo Database
While many interesting memos may still be classified, a variety of open source memos and archives exist and provide invaluable lessons in policy writing. The database below is a useful shortcut to exploring policy memos -- in the U.S. and abroad, at the federal and local levels -- in order to compare and contrast styles, tone, and structure.
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USAID Memo from Nicholas Enrich, March 4, 2025
USAID INFO MEMO FROM THE USAID ADMINISTRATOR AND DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR Date: March 4, 2025 From: Nicholas Enrich, Acting Assistant Administrator for Global Health Subject: Risks to U.S. National Security and Public Health: Consequences of Pausing Global...
Memorandum on the present state of British Relations with France and Germany
Memorandum on the present state of British Relations with France and Germany is a memorandum to British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey by Sir Eyre Crowe, an official at the Foreign office, on the growing threat of Imperial Germany to the United Kingdom...
1/27/25 From Under Secretary U.S. Dept of Education RE: Preventing Student Loan Default
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THE UNDER SECRETARY January 13, 2025 To: Denise Carter Delegated the Functions and Duties of the Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid From: James Kvaal Under Secretary Subject: Policy Direction on Preventing...
FR: Commission of Education, NY, TO: School Administrators, RE: McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act
To: School Administrators From: MaryEllen Elia Subject: McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act Date: August 30, 2019 Dear Colleagues, As you prepare for the new school year, I would like to take this opportunity to remind us all that many things affect our...
Nov., 16, 2020 - Memo for All Department of Defense Employees RE: Acting Sec. Miller's Goals
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 1000 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1000 NOV 1 6 2020 MEMORANDUM FOR ALL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEES SUBJECT: Message to the Department-Acting Secretary Miller's Goals During my first week as the Acting Secretary of Defense...
May 2, 1945, Presidential Appointment of Justice Jackson to Prosecute Axis War Criminals
Presidential Appointment of Justice Robert Jackson to Prosecute Axis War Criminals in Europe The President may appoint Justice Jackson as United States prosecutor of the Axis war criminals in Europe. July 2, 1946 LETTER FOR THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY...
Open Letter from U.S. Military Leaders on Arming Israel to Prevent a Nuclear Iran, published in "Jewish Institute for National Security of America" (JINSA) 3/20/23
Open Letter from U.S. Military Leaders on Arming Israel to Prevent a Nuclear Iran Iran is coming ever closer to crossing the nuclear threshold and, thereby, sparking a crisis in the Middle East. To prevent this strategic disaster, the United States should...
