Vulcan High Council
The Vulcan High Council, also known as the Vulcan Council, was the body of elders tasked with protecting the Vulcan people's history. It was also the body that made the decision for  to join the United Federation of Planets by signing the Federation Charter. (; )

In 2256, the High Council revealed to Admiral Terral that Sarek had been lost while en route to a secret meeting with two Klingon Great Houses. ()

Alternate reality 
During Nero's attack on Vulcan in 2258, the High Council retreated into the  in an attempt to preserve the cultural substance of the Vulcan civilization. After it became clear that Nero's attack would destroy , Commander  beamed to the surface to rescue the Council, amongst whom were his parents, and escorted them out of the ark so the  crew could obtain a transporter lock. Exiting the ark onto a cliff which was on the verge of collapsing, Spock and the Council were beamed aboard the Enterprise, but  fell to her death when the cliff gave way. ()

See Also
 Vulcan High Command
 Ni'Var Government

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