What is Allen Weinstein?
{{Infobox person | name = Allen Weinstein | image = Allen Weinstein portrait.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Allen Weinstein, Ninth Archivist of the United States | birth_date = {{birth date|1937|9|1}} | birth_place = [[New York, New York]] | death_date = {{dda|2015|6|18|1937|9|1}} | death_place = [[Gaithersburg, Maryland]] | occupation = Senior Strategist for the [[International Foundation for Electoral Systems]], Professor and former [[Archivist of the United States]] | spouse = Diane Gilbert Sypolt (divorced) Adrienne Dominguez }} '''Allen Weinstein''' (September 1, 1937 – June 18, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] historian, educator, and federal official. He served in several different offices. He served as the [[Archivist of the United States]] from February 16, 2005 until his resignation on December 19, 2008.<ref name=resign>{{cite press release | title = National Archivist Allen Weinstein Resigns | publisher = National Archives and Records Administration | date = December 9, 2008 | url = http://archives.gov/press/press-releases/2009/nr09-29.html | accessdate = 2008-12-18 | quote = On December 7, historian Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States, submitted his resignation to the President, effective December 19, 2008. Professor Weinstein, who had [[Parkinson's disease]], cited health reasons for his decision. | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081217100914/http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2009/nr09-29.html| archivedate= 17 December 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> After his resignation, he returned to the [[International Foundation for Electoral Systems]] as the election organization's senior strategist and to the [[University of Maryland]] as a history professor.<ref name = ifesPR>{{cite press release | title = Former U.S. Archivist Returns to the Premier Election Assistance NGO as Senior Strategist | publisher = [[International Foundation for Electoral Systems]] | date = October 13, 2009 | url = http://www.ifes.org/publication/6f5c379784