The Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (abbreviated as AABS) is an organization that aims to promote research and education in Baltic studies. The headquarters of AABS are located at the University of Washington, formerly these were located at University of Maryland.
AABS was established on 1 December 1968. In 1991, the AABS applied for a membership in the American Council of Learned Societies and was accepted on April 30 of the next year.
The official journal of AABS is Journal of Baltic Studies.
Presidents 1968–1970 Gundar King (Gundars Ķeniņš-Kings) 1970–1971 V. Stanley Vardys 1972 Jaan PuhvelGaigulis, Jānis: Ten years of the association for the advancement of Baltic studies, Journal of Baltic Studies Volume 9, 1978 - Issue 3, p. 268, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01629777800000271 access-date=2025-10-16 1973 Edgar Anderson 1974 Rimvydas Šilbajoris 1975–1976 Ilse Lehiste 1977–1978 Valters Nollendorfs 1979-1980 Ivar Ivask 1981-1982 Marija Gimbutas 1982-1984 William R. Schmalstieg 1984-1986 Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga 1986-1988 Rein Taagepera 1988–1990 Andrejs Plakans 1990–1992 Tomas Venclova 1992–1994 1994–1996 Rasma Karklins (Rasma Kārkliņa) 1996–1998 Violeta KelertasBaltic studies newsletter Winter 2010 |url=https://media.aabs-balticstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/02163736/AABS_newsletter_Winter_2010-web.pdf access-date=2025-10-16 1998–2000 Thomas PalmBaltic studies newsletter Winter 2010|url=https://media.aabs-balticstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/02163736/AABS_newsletter_Winter_2010-web.pdf access-date=2025-10-16 2000–2002 Juris DreifeldsLatvijas tieslietu sistēma vērtējumu svaros https://journal.lu.lv/adz/article/view/749 2002-2004 Baltic studies newsletter Winter 2010 url=https://media.aabs-balticstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/02163736/AABS_newsletter_Winter_2010-web.pdf access-date=2025-10-16 2004-2006 Thomas Salumets 2006–2008 Inta Gale Carpenter 2008–2010 Guntis Šmidchens 2010–2012 2012–2014 Ain Haas 2014–2016 Mara Lazda 2016–2018 Giedrius Subačius 2018–2020 Andres Kasekamp 2020–2022 2022–2024 Dovile Budryte 2024–2026
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