Diplomatic Security Historical Photos
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Legal Notice
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DS Assistant Secretaries
![Assistant Secretaries of State for Diplomatic Security 1985-2008: Seven different Assistant Secretaries of State for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security have served the Bureau with distinction since its creation in 1985. The Assistant Secretary serves concurrently as Director of the Bureau's Office of Foreign Missions. (Source: U.S. Department of State) Assistant Secretaries of State for Diplomatic Security 1985-2008: Seven different Assistant Secretaries of State for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security have served the Bureau with distinction since its creation in 1985. The Assistant Secretary serves concurrently as Director of the Bureau's Office of Foreign Missions. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33553/BSH01_600px_600_1.jpg)
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DSS Directors
![Directors of the Diplomatic Security Service 1985-2008: Ten Directors have served the Diplomatic Security Service with distinction since its creation in 1985. The Director serves concurrently as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security. (Source: U.S. Department of State) Directors of the Diplomatic Security Service 1985-2008: Ten Directors have served the Diplomatic Security Service with distinction since its creation in 1985. The Director serves concurrently as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/10/38458/2009_DSS_Directors_600px_600_1.jpg)
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In Memoriam
![The Bureau of Diplomatic Security honors all its employees and contractors who have died while in service to the Bureau and the United States of America. These four Special Agents and this Diplomatic Courier have died in the line of duty since 1988. The courage and devotion to duty of all our fallen colleagues will never be forgotten. (Source: U.S. Department of State) The Bureau of Diplomatic Security honors all its employees and contractors who have died while in service to the Bureau and the United States of America. These four Special Agents and this Diplomatic Courier have died in the line of duty since 1988. The courage and devotion to duty of all our fallen colleagues will never be forgotten. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/10/39573/Memoriam_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1916
![1916: U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing creates an informal 'Secret Intelligence Bureau' to examine secret information from other U.S. agencies and from allied intelligence agents, and to oversee surveillance of the German Embassy in Washington, DC during the First World War. In 1917, he hires the first Chief Special Agent, Joseph M. Nye. 1916: U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing creates an informal 'Secret Intelligence Bureau' to examine secret information from other U.S. agencies and from allied intelligence agents, and to oversee surveillance of the German Embassy in Washington, DC during the First World War. In 1917, he hires the first Chief Special Agent, Joseph M. Nye.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33296/01SecState_Lansing_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1916
![1916: Special Assistant Leland Harrison heads Secretary of State Lansing's Secret Intelligence Bureau, collecting and processing information from various U.S. and allied information sources during the First World War, and providing regular daily reports to the Secretary. (Source: Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection) 1916: Special Assistant Leland Harrison heads Secretary of State Lansing's Secret Intelligence Bureau, collecting and processing information from various U.S. and allied information sources during the First World War, and providing regular daily reports to the Secretary. (Source: Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33297/02_LelandHarrison_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1917
![1917: The first Chief Special Agent of the U.S. Department of State, Joseph M. Nye, is appointed by U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing in 1917 and serves until 1920. His principal duty initially is to monitor enemy diplomatic activities in Washington and to protect foreign dignitaries visiting the United States, during the period of the First World War. (Source: Library of Congress) 1917: The first Chief Special Agent of the U.S. Department of State, Joseph M. Nye, is appointed by U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing in 1917 and serves until 1920. His principal duty initially is to monitor enemy diplomatic activities in Washington and to protect foreign dignitaries visiting the United States, during the period of the First World War. (Source: Library of Congress)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33565/Split_NYE_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1918
![1918: Fifteen U.S. Army Officers assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Paris served as message couriers for U.S. Expeditionary Forces in France during the First World War, and afterwards for President Wilson and the U.S. delegation at the Versailles peace negotiations in 1919. As such, they were among the early forerunners of today's diplomatic couriers. (Source: DS Records) 1918: Fifteen U.S. Army Officers assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Paris served as message couriers for U.S. Expeditionary Forces in France during the First World War, and afterwards for President Wilson and the U.S. delegation at the Versailles peace negotiations in 1919. As such, they were among the early forerunners of today's diplomatic couriers. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33298/B1H01_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1920
![1920: Robert C. Bannerman replaces Joseph M. Nye as Chief Special Agent in 1920 and serves in that position until his death in 1940. He expands the tasks of the office to include personnel background investigations, passport fraud, courier oversight, and internal investigations. His son Robert L. Bannerman is appointed head of the Department's Security Office in 1945. (Source: DS Records) 1920: Robert C. Bannerman replaces Joseph M. Nye as Chief Special Agent in 1920 and serves in that position until his death in 1940. He expands the tasks of the office to include personnel background investigations, passport fraud, courier oversight, and internal investigations. His son Robert L. Bannerman is appointed head of the Department's Security Office in 1945. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33566/Split_C_BAN_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1941
![1941: The day after the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, shown here (right) with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, requests that he be assigned a protective detail by the State Department's Chief Special Agent. This marks the first Secretary of State's protective detail. (Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress) 1941: The day after the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, shown here (right) with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, requests that he be assigned a protective detail by the State Department's Chief Special Agent. This marks the first Secretary of State's protective detail. (Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33299/03_SecState_Hull_FDR_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1945
![1945: Robert L. Bannerman, a special agent for ten years, is appointed head of the Security Office of the U.S. Department of State in 1945. His development of personnel security evaluations, classified information procedures, training programs for Department employees, and placement of security officers in selected embassies overseas forms the basis for many of DS's programs today. 1945: Robert L. Bannerman, a special agent for ten years, is appointed head of the Security Office of the U.S. Department of State in 1945. His development of personnel security evaluations, classified information procedures, training programs for Department employees, and placement of security officers in selected embassies overseas forms the basis for many of DS's programs today.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33567/Split_L_BAN_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1948
![1948: Regional Security Officer Ralph True (standing watch, second from left) and a Marine Security Guard look on as U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall prepares to depart Athens, Greece. (U.S. Department of State) 1948: Regional Security Officer Ralph True (standing watch, second from left) and a Marine Security Guard look on as U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall prepares to depart Athens, Greece. (U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33300/B1H03_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1948
![A Diplomatic Courier (left) waits in U.S. State Department mail room in 1948 as diplomatic pouch contents are sorted and logged. (U.S. Department of State photo) A Diplomatic Courier (left) waits in U.S. State Department mail room in 1948 as diplomatic pouch contents are sorted and logged. (U.S. Department of State photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33301/B1H04_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1950
![Circa 1950: A uniformed guard is stationed at the main entrance to the U.S. Department of State (now the 21st Street entrance) to check employee IDs. In 1949, the Division of Security (predecessor to the Office of Security) implements a new photo ID card system, and employees have to present the card whenever entering the building. (U.S. Department of State photo) Circa 1950: A uniformed guard is stationed at the main entrance to the U.S. Department of State (now the 21st Street entrance) to check employee IDs. In 1949, the Division of Security (predecessor to the Office of Security) implements a new photo ID card system, and employees have to present the card whenever entering the building. (U.S. Department of State photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33302/04_HSTLobbyGuard1949_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1950
![Circa 1950: Diplomatic Courier Vincent Cella carefully oversees the loading of diplomatic pouches aboard an international Braniff Airline flight. (U.S. Department of State photo) Circa 1950: Diplomatic Courier Vincent Cella carefully oversees the loading of diplomatic pouches aboard an international Braniff Airline flight. (U.S. Department of State photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33303/B1H05_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1952
![1952: Meeting in Vienna are Regional Security Officer Mike Lustgarten (3rd from left), his Assistant Jim Trout (center), Special Agent Leo Crampsey (3rd from right), and Special Agent Frank Madden (second from right). (Source: U.S. Department of State) 1952: Meeting in Vienna are Regional Security Officer Mike Lustgarten (3rd from left), his Assistant Jim Trout (center), Special Agent Leo Crampsey (3rd from right), and Special Agent Frank Madden (second from right). (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33304/B1H06_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1952
![June 30, 1952: Special Agent Frank Madden (center, white suit) looks on as U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson (waving hat) acknowledges well-wishers in front of the American Embassy in Vienna. (Source: United States Information Service) June 30, 1952: Special Agent Frank Madden (center, white suit) looks on as U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson (waving hat) acknowledges well-wishers in front of the American Embassy in Vienna. (Source: United States Information Service)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33105/B1V01_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1954
![Circa 1954: Diplomatic Courier Ward Christensen displays his many passport visas. Christensen subsequently served as chief of the Courier Service's regional offices in Cairo, Manila, and Frankfurt; Regional Security Officer for Scandinavia; Chief of Consular Services in Port-au-Prince; Principal Officer in Salzburg; and Counselor for Consular Affairs in Teheran. (Source: DS Records) Circa 1954: Diplomatic Courier Ward Christensen displays his many passport visas. Christensen subsequently served as chief of the Courier Service's regional offices in Cairo, Manila, and Frankfurt; Regional Security Officer for Scandinavia; Chief of Consular Services in Port-au-Prince; Principal Officer in Salzburg; and Counselor for Consular Affairs in Teheran. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33305/B2H01_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1954
![President Dwight D. Eisenhower welcomes Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie to the White House, May 26, 1954, as Special Agent John F. McDermott (standing behind the Emperor) looks on. (Source: Private Collection) President Dwight D. Eisenhower welcomes Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie to the White House, May 26, 1954, as Special Agent John F. McDermott (standing behind the Emperor) looks on. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33306/B1H07_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1954
![Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie waves to the crowd from the rear seat of his motorcade in New York City, as security detail Special Agent John F. McDermott (front seat passenger) peers over his right shoulder, June 1, 1954. (Source: Private Collection) Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie waves to the crowd from the rear seat of his motorcade in New York City, as security detail Special Agent John F. McDermott (front seat passenger) peers over his right shoulder, June 1, 1954. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33307/B1V09_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1955
![July 3, 1955: Office of Security Special Agent John McDermott (right) escorts Prime Minister U Nu of Burma as he leaves Independence Hall in Philadelphia, accompanied by Philadelphia Police Department officers. (Source: Private Collection) July 3, 1955: Office of Security Special Agent John McDermott (right) escorts Prime Minister U Nu of Burma as he leaves Independence Hall in Philadelphia, accompanied by Philadelphia Police Department officers. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/32810/B3H01_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1956
![March 1956: Special Agent Leo Crampsey (right) provides security for U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles as he meets with senior South Vietnamese officials in Saigon. (DS Records) March 1956: Special Agent Leo Crampsey (right) provides security for U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles as he meets with senior South Vietnamese officials in Saigon. (DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33310/B1V02_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1957
![1957: Diplomatic Courier Bill Croasdale hands a diplomatic pouch through a window of the Orient Express to the U.S. Vice Consul Raymond Baine in Milan, Italy. (Source: U.S. Department of State) 1957: Diplomatic Courier Bill Croasdale hands a diplomatic pouch through a window of the Orient Express to the U.S. Vice Consul Raymond Baine in Milan, Italy. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33311/B1H02_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1957
![1957: A State Department diplomatic courier (right) delivers pouched items to a U.S. Embassy Paris officer on the airport tarmac in Paris. (Source: DS Records) 1957: A State Department diplomatic courier (right) delivers pouched items to a U.S. Embassy Paris officer on the airport tarmac in Paris. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/34716/1957ParisCourier_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1957
![January 5, 1957: Six Office of Security special agents including James M. McDermott (third from right), Frank Madden (second from right), and Joseph Rosetti (right) stand at the new Main State (now Harry S Truman) building construction site, 2201 C Street, NW, Washington, DC. (Source: Private Collection) January 5, 1957: Six Office of Security special agents including James M. McDermott (third from right), Frank Madden (second from right), and Joseph Rosetti (right) stand at the new Main State (now Harry S Truman) building construction site, 2201 C Street, NW, Washington, DC. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33091/B1H08_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1957
![January 29, 1957: Visit of His Majesty Saud al-Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Special Agents Joseph Rosetti (lower right corner, in overcoat) and James M. McDermott (second from right, in back row) provide the security detail. (Source: Private Collection) January 29, 1957: Visit of His Majesty Saud al-Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Special Agents Joseph Rosetti (lower right corner, in overcoat) and James M. McDermott (second from right, in back row) provide the security detail. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33092/B1H09_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1957
![October 1957: Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain departs National Cathedral in Washington, DC, with Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, followed closely by Special Agent James McDermott (left rear, in felt hat). (Source: U.S. Department of State) October 1957: Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain departs National Cathedral in Washington, DC, with Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, followed closely by Special Agent James McDermott (left rear, in felt hat). (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33312/B1V03_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1958
![1958: William O. Boswell, Director of the Office of Security (SY) from 1958 to 1962, institutes the practice of rotating special agents between overseas assignments and Washington, DC. His son Eric J. Boswell later serves two terms (1995-1998 and 2008-present) as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security. (Source: U.S. Department of State) 1958: William O. Boswell, Director of the Office of Security (SY) from 1958 to 1962, institutes the practice of rotating special agents between overseas assignments and Washington, DC. His son Eric J. Boswell later serves two terms (1995-1998 and 2008-present) as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33313/38_WmOBoswellSYDirA_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1958
![November 21, 1958: Special Agent Leo Crampsey bends and peers into waiting limousine as Her Royal Highness Queen Frederika of Greece waves upon arrival in Los Angeles. (Source: DS Records) November 21, 1958: Special Agent Leo Crampsey bends and peers into waiting limousine as Her Royal Highness Queen Frederika of Greece waves upon arrival in Los Angeles. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33093/B1H10_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1959
![1959: His Majesty King Hussein of Jordan (center left), with protective detail headed by Special Agent James M. McDermott (right, foreground). (Source: Private Collection) 1959: His Majesty King Hussein of Jordan (center left), with protective detail headed by Special Agent James M. McDermott (right, foreground). (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33314/B1H11_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1959
![1959: His Majesty King Hussein of Jordan, center front, with Special Agent James M. McDermott (left in light-colored suit) tour a U.S. facility. (Source: Private Collection) 1959: His Majesty King Hussein of Jordan, center front, with Special Agent James M. McDermott (left in light-colored suit) tour a U.S. facility. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33315/B1H24_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1959
![April 1959: His Majesty King Hussein of Jordan, center, at New York International Airport, escorted by Special Agents Joseph Rosetti (center rear) and James M. McDermott (right rear). (Source: Aviation News Pictures) April 1959: His Majesty King Hussein of Jordan, center, at New York International Airport, escorted by Special Agents Joseph Rosetti (center rear) and James M. McDermott (right rear). (Source: Aviation News Pictures)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33317/B1V04_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1959
![April 1959: Special Agent Leo Crampsey (left) escorts Cuba's new Premier Fidel Castro (center) during a visit to Washington, DC, shortly after the January revolution in Cuba. (Source: U.S. Department of State) April 1959: Special Agent Leo Crampsey (left) escorts Cuba's new Premier Fidel Castro (center) during a visit to Washington, DC, shortly after the January revolution in Cuba. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33318/B1H12_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1959
![July 25, 1959: Special Agent James M. McDermott (standing left, rear) provides security for U.S. Secretary of State Christian Herter during his visit with Mayor Willy Brandt in West Berlin. (Source: Pressebild Schubert, Berlin-Tempelhof) July 25, 1959: Special Agent James M. McDermott (standing left, rear) provides security for U.S. Secretary of State Christian Herter during his visit with Mayor Willy Brandt in West Berlin. (Source: Pressebild Schubert, Berlin-Tempelhof)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33094/B1V10_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1960
![April 18, 1960: President Dwight D. Eisenhower throws the first pitch on Opening Day of baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., as Special Agent Frank Madden (two rows behind president, with glasses and no hat), Vice President Richard Nixon (seated at left), and U.S. Secretary of State Christian Herter (seated, wearing bow tie) watch. (Source: Private Collection) April 18, 1960: President Dwight D. Eisenhower throws the first pitch on Opening Day of baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., as Special Agent Frank Madden (two rows behind president, with glasses and no hat), Vice President Richard Nixon (seated at left), and U.S. Secretary of State Christian Herter (seated, wearing bow tie) watch. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33095/B1H25_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1960
![September 25, 1960: Office of Security Special Agent James McDermott (center, right) provides protection for Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India, as he arrives in New York City to attend the United Nations General Assembly session. India's Foreign Minister V. Krishna Menon (center with cane) escorts the Prime Minister. (Source: United Press International) September 25, 1960: Office of Security Special Agent James McDermott (center, right) provides protection for Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India, as he arrives in New York City to attend the United Nations General Assembly session. India's Foreign Minister V. Krishna Menon (center with cane) escorts the Prime Minister. (Source: United Press International)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33096/B3H02_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1961
![Circa 1961: Director of Security John Reilly (right) holds the cavity resonator 'bug' microphone found inside a carved wooden image of the United States Great Seal, presented by Soviet officials to the U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union in 1948. The DS agent at left points to where the bug was placed in the carving. (Source: U.S. Department of State Archives) Circa 1961: Director of Security John Reilly (right) holds the cavity resonator 'bug' microphone found inside a carved wooden image of the United States Great Seal, presented by Soviet officials to the U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union in 1948. The DS agent at left points to where the bug was placed in the carving. (Source: U.S. Department of State Archives)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33319/B1V05_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1961
![May 1, 1961: Special Agent James McDermott (right) listens as U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk addresses journalists following his testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs. (Source: Washington Post) May 1, 1961: Special Agent James McDermott (right) listens as U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk addresses journalists following his testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs. (Source: Washington Post)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33120/B1V06_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1962
![April 18, 1962: Office of Security Special Agent Frank Madden (front passenger seat) provides protection for the Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, and his wife Queen Farah Pahlavi (rear seat), during a New York City ticker tape parade. April 18, 1962: Office of Security Special Agent Frank Madden (front passenger seat) provides protection for the Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, and his wife Queen Farah Pahlavi (rear seat), during a New York City ticker tape parade.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/32812/B3H03_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1962
![October 15, 1962: SY Special Agent James McDermott (at rear, right) looks on as President John F. Kennedy welcomes Prime Minister Ahmed Ben Bella of the Democratic Republic of Algeria to the White House. (Source: Private Collection) October 15, 1962: SY Special Agent James McDermott (at rear, right) looks on as President John F. Kennedy welcomes Prime Minister Ahmed Ben Bella of the Democratic Republic of Algeria to the White House. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33098/33_JFK_Algerian_PM_Ben_Bella_19621015_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1962
![December 1962: Special Agent Leo Crampsey (left) with President Jorge Alessandri of Chile at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. (Source: DS Records) December 1962: Special Agent Leo Crampsey (left) with President Jorge Alessandri of Chile at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33320/B1V11_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1963
![March 1963: Special Agent Louis N. Deaner (left, rear) looks on as His Royal Highness King Hassan of Morocco is greeted by President John F. Kennedy in Washington, DC. (Source: DS Records) March 1963: Special Agent Louis N. Deaner (left, rear) looks on as His Royal Highness King Hassan of Morocco is greeted by President John F. Kennedy in Washington, DC. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33321/B1H14_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1963
![June 10, 1963: Special Agent Leo Crampsey (front passenger seat) protects the President of India, Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, during a New York City ticker tape parade. (Source: DS Records) June 10, 1963: Special Agent Leo Crampsey (front passenger seat) protects the President of India, Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, during a New York City ticker tape parade. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33100/B1H13_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1963
![September 10, 1963: King Mohammed Zaher of Afghanistan acknowledges well-wishers during a New York City ticker tape parade, with Office of Security Special Agents providing protection. (Source: Private Collection) September 10, 1963: King Mohammed Zaher of Afghanistan acknowledges well-wishers during a New York City ticker tape parade, with Office of Security Special Agents providing protection. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33116/B3V01_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1963
![October 21, 1963: Yugoslavia's President Marshall Tito (center in dark suit and glasses) visits Princeton University in New Jersey. Special Agent James M. McDermott follows at extreme left. (Source: Private Collection) October 21, 1963: Yugoslavia's President Marshall Tito (center in dark suit and glasses) visits Princeton University in New Jersey. Special Agent James M. McDermott follows at extreme left. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33117/B1H16_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1963
![November 25, 1963: Thirteen Office of Security Special Agents supplement the protective detail for nearly 50 international leaders marching through the streets of Washington, DC, in the funeral procession for the late President John F. Kennedy. SY Agents are: Keith Lynch; Harry Dovenoge; Bert Bennington; Frank Tully [PRS]; Bill Little; Fred Padley [L.A.F.O.]; November 25, 1963: Thirteen Office of Security Special Agents supplement the protective detail for nearly 50 international leaders marching through the streets of Washington, DC, in the funeral procession for the late President John F. Kennedy. SY Agents are: Keith Lynch; Harry Dovenoge; Bert Bennington; Frank Tully [PRS]; Bill Little; Fred Padley [L.A.F.O.];](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33118/B1H15_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1964
![1964: Special Agent William DeFossett, the first African-American SY Special Agent, shakes hands with Director of Security Marvin Gentile. DeFossett serves the Office of Security from 1962 until 1985. (Source: DS Records) 1964: Special Agent William DeFossett, the first African-American SY Special Agent, shakes hands with Director of Security Marvin Gentile. DeFossett serves the Office of Security from 1962 until 1985. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33322/B1V07_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1965
![October 1965: Owen McShane, Senior Agent in Charge of NYFO and head of the SY security detail for His Holiness Pope Paul VI, is seen in profile at extreme left of picture, immediately above the U.S. flag. The Pope, waving, is preparing to enter a motorcade limousine during his visit to New York City. (Source: Private Collection) October 1965: Owen McShane, Senior Agent in Charge of NYFO and head of the SY security detail for His Holiness Pope Paul VI, is seen in profile at extreme left of picture, immediately above the U.S. flag. The Pope, waving, is preparing to enter a motorcade limousine during his visit to New York City. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/34718/1965Pope2_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1965
![October 1965: Senior Agent in Charge of SYâs New York Field Office, Owen McShane (rear center, at left of the U.S. flag), leads the SY security detail for His Holiness Pope Paul VI (waving) upon his arrival in New York City to address the United Nations General Assembly. UN Secretary General U Thant follows behind the Pope, at left. (Source: Private Collection) October 1965: Senior Agent in Charge of SYâs New York Field Office, Owen McShane (rear center, at left of the U.S. flag), leads the SY security detail for His Holiness Pope Paul VI (waving) upon his arrival in New York City to address the United Nations General Assembly. UN Secretary General U Thant follows behind the Pope, at left. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/34717/1965Pope1_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1966
![January 15, 1966: Special Agents William DeCourcy (left, foreground) and Bert Bennington (center, rear) escort Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge upon arrival in Saigon during the Vietnam War. Agent DeCourcy carries a Beretta in his briefcase. (Source: DS Records) January 15, 1966: Special Agents William DeCourcy (left, foreground) and Bert Bennington (center, rear) escort Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge upon arrival in Saigon during the Vietnam War. Agent DeCourcy carries a Beretta in his briefcase. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33561/B1H17_600px_600_1.jpg)
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President P. Tsiranana
![1967: President Philibert Tsiranana of Madagascar (center) visits Pali, Honolulu, Hawaii. His Office of Security detail includes SY Special Agents Hudgins Smith (left in dark suit and dark glasses) and William DeCourcy (right in Hawaiian shirt and dark glasses). (Source: DS Records) 1967: President Philibert Tsiranana of Madagascar (center) visits Pali, Honolulu, Hawaii. His Office of Security detail includes SY Special Agents Hudgins Smith (left in dark suit and dark glasses) and William DeCourcy (right in Hawaiian shirt and dark glasses). (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42536/Canvas186_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1967
![June 1967: Special Agents Terence Shea (left, in sunglasses) and John Ford (center, with glasses) on protective detail with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin (center, gesturing with right hand) and Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko (behind Kosygin's left shoulder) in New York City. (Source: DS Records) June 1967: Special Agents Terence Shea (left, in sunglasses) and John Ford (center, with glasses) on protective detail with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin (center, gesturing with right hand) and Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko (behind Kosygin's left shoulder) in New York City. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33324/B2H03_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1968
![July 21, 1968: Office of Security Special Agents Terence Shea (left) and Al Boyd (right) provide protection for President Nguyen Van Thieu of South Vietnam (center), at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. Thieu was in Hawaii for a series of meetings with President Lyndon B. Johnson and senior U.S. Department of Defense officials to discuss a larger role for South Vietnamese armed forces in the war. July 21, 1968: Office of Security Special Agents Terence Shea (left) and Al Boyd (right) provide protection for President Nguyen Van Thieu of South Vietnam (center), at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. Thieu was in Hawaii for a series of meetings with President Lyndon B. Johnson and senior U.S. Department of Defense officials to discuss a larger role for South Vietnamese armed forces in the war.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/32813/B3H04_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1969
![March 31, 1969: SY special agents provide protection for dignitaries attending the funeral of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower at National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Two U.S. Marine Security Guards assigned to the detail are pictured as well. President and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon stand at center. (Source: DS Records) March 31, 1969: SY special agents provide protection for dignitaries attending the funeral of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower at National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Two U.S. Marine Security Guards assigned to the detail are pictured as well. President and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon stand at center. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33121/B2H04_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1969
![A captured Viet Cong B-40 rocket and launcher is presented to Office of Security (SY) Director Marvin Gentile (right) as a memento of the Tet Offensive attack on the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, South Vietnam, on January 31, 1968. A captured Viet Cong B-40 rocket and launcher is presented to Office of Security (SY) Director Marvin Gentile (right) as a memento of the Tet Offensive attack on the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, South Vietnam, on January 31, 1968.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/46055/Canvas187_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1970
![January 27, 1970: An SY special agent (center, rear) escorts Prime Minister Harold Wilson of Great Britain (waving) and U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers in the lobby of the Main State (now Harry S Truman) building at the U.S. Department of State. (Source: Private Collection) January 27, 1970: An SY special agent (center, rear) escorts Prime Minister Harold Wilson of Great Britain (waving) and U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers in the lobby of the Main State (now Harry S Truman) building at the U.S. Department of State. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33122/B1H19_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1970
![May 1970: Special agents accompany U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rodgers as he arrives at a NATO Ministerial Meeting in Rome. (Source: DS Records) May 1970: Special agents accompany U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rodgers as he arrives at a NATO Ministerial Meeting in Rome. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33325/B1H20_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1971
![October 1971: SY special agents escort California Governor Ronald Reagan during his arrival in South Korea as the Special Representative of President Richard Nixon. (Source: Private Collection) October 1971: SY special agents escort California Governor Ronald Reagan during his arrival in South Korea as the Special Representative of President Richard Nixon. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33326/B1H26_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1972
![1972: The first female diplomatic security special agent, Patricia Morton, joins the State Department's Office of Security in 1972. After brief periods with the Washington and Boston Field Offices, she is assigned as one of four Regional Security Officers in Saigon, and later serves as Regional Security Officer in The Hague. (Source: National Archives) 1972: The first female diplomatic security special agent, Patricia Morton, joins the State Department's Office of Security in 1972. After brief periods with the Washington and Boston Field Offices, she is assigned as one of four Regional Security Officers in Saigon, and later serves as Regional Security Officer in The Hague. (Source: National Archives)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33568/Split_MORTON_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1973
![April 26, 1973: The first diplomatic couriers return to Beijing following a 23-year hiatus in U.S. diplomatic presence in China. They flew pouches in through Islamabad for the newly opened U.S. Interest Section in Beijing. (Source: DS Records) April 26, 1973: The first diplomatic couriers return to Beijing following a 23-year hiatus in U.S. diplomatic presence in China. They flew pouches in through Islamabad for the newly opened U.S. Interest Section in Beijing. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33123/B1V08_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1973
![December 16, 1973: An SY special agent (left) leads the way for U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (center at right), Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Joseph Sisco (left of Kissinger), and U.S. Ambassador William Buffum (right of Kissinger) in Baalbek, Lebanon. (Source: Private Collection) December 16, 1973: An SY special agent (left) leads the way for U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (center at right), Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Joseph Sisco (left of Kissinger), and U.S. Ambassador William Buffum (right of Kissinger) in Baalbek, Lebanon. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33124/B2H05_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1974
![Fall 1974: U.S. heavyweight boxing champion Muhammed Ali (center) takes an early morning jog with the U.S. Marine Security Guard detachment stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. Ali visits Lebanon during a personal tour of several Arab nations. (Source: Associated Press/Harry Koundakjian) Fall 1974: U.S. heavyweight boxing champion Muhammed Ali (center) takes an early morning jog with the U.S. Marine Security Guard detachment stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. Ali visits Lebanon during a personal tour of several Arab nations. (Source: Associated Press/Harry Koundakjian)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33327/06_Muhammad_Ali_Beirut_MSGs_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1974
![November 1974: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Security Victor Dikeos (left) stands with graduates of the Office of Security's (SY's) first special agents training course. Dikeos was instrumental in reorganizing and transforming SY to better address the Department's security, protection, and technology requirements in an era of terrorist threats. (DS Records) November 1974: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Security Victor Dikeos (left) stands with graduates of the Office of Security's (SY's) first special agents training course. Dikeos was instrumental in reorganizing and transforming SY to better address the Department's security, protection, and technology requirements in an era of terrorist threats. (DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33328/37_BSAC_1_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1975
![Circa 1975: Special agents protect Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos at the Lincoln Center in New York City. (Source: Private Collection) Circa 1975: Special agents protect Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos at the Lincoln Center in New York City. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33329/B2H06_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1975
![January 29, 1975: Bomb damage to a third floor bathroom in the Main State (now Harry S Truman) building of the U.S. Department of State. The Weather Underground, a splinter group of the radical leftist Weathermen group, plants the bomb to protest President Gerald R. Ford's Vietnam policy. Among the damaged offices is that of the chief of the SY Division of Investigations. (Source: DS Records) January 29, 1975: Bomb damage to a third floor bathroom in the Main State (now Harry S Truman) building of the U.S. Department of State. The Weather Underground, a splinter group of the radical leftist Weathermen group, plants the bomb to protest President Gerald R. Ford's Vietnam policy. Among the damaged offices is that of the chief of the SY Division of Investigations. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33125/B2H07_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1975
![March 10, 1975: U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (center, left) and Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Joseph Sisco (to right behind Kissinger, smiling) arrive in Ankara, Turkey. An SY Regional Security Officer (lower right corner) coordinated with Turkish national security authorities on this occasion. (Source: Private Collection) March 10, 1975: U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (center, left) and Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Joseph Sisco (to right behind Kissinger, smiling) arrive in Ankara, Turkey. An SY Regional Security Officer (lower right corner) coordinated with Turkish national security authorities on this occasion. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33126/B2H08_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1975
![July 29, 1975: Chief of Mission (and future President ) George H.W. Bush, head of the U.S. Liaison Office in Beijing, China (seated second from left) attends the farewell party for SY Special Agents Peter Bergin (seated left, a future Director of the Diplomatic Security Service) and Michael Woods (seated second from right) in the garden of the Liaison Office compound. (Private Collection) July 29, 1975: Chief of Mission (and future President ) George H.W. Bush, head of the U.S. Liaison Office in Beijing, China (seated second from left) attends the farewell party for SY Special Agents Peter Bergin (seated left, a future Director of the Diplomatic Security Service) and Michael Woods (seated second from right) in the garden of the Liaison Office compound. (Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/46044/canvas181_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1976
![Circa 1976: An SY special agent (right, background) looks on as U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (left) greets U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Robert Strausz-Hupé at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. (Source: Private Collection) Circa 1976: An SY special agent (right, background) looks on as U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (left) greets U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Robert Strausz-Hupé at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33330/B2H09_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1976
![July 1976: An SY protective detail accompanies U.S. Secretary of State and Mrs. Henry Kissinger, as President Gerald R. Ford greets an arriving head of state at the White House. (Source: DS Records) July 1976: An SY protective detail accompanies U.S. Secretary of State and Mrs. Henry Kissinger, as President Gerald R. Ford greets an arriving head of state at the White House. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33331/B1H27_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1976
![July 26, 1976: Security Office special agents scan the audience as Turkey's former Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit speaks in the Empire Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. As Ecevit leaves the ballroom, SY agents successfully thwart an attempted assassination by a Greek Cypriot extremist. (Source: Private Collection) July 26, 1976: Security Office special agents scan the audience as Turkey's former Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit speaks in the Empire Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. As Ecevit leaves the ballroom, SY agents successfully thwart an attempted assassination by a Greek Cypriot extremist. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33127/B2H10_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1976
![August 1976: SY agents on duty, at right, during an official Secretary of State mission to Pakistan. Those pictured include (left to right) Nusrat Bhutto, wife of the Pakistani prime minister, U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, his wife Nancy Kissinger, and Prime Minister Zulfikar Bhutto. (Source: Private Collection) August 1976: SY agents on duty, at right, during an official Secretary of State mission to Pakistan. Those pictured include (left to right) Nusrat Bhutto, wife of the Pakistani prime minister, U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, his wife Nancy Kissinger, and Prime Minister Zulfikar Bhutto. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33332/B2H11_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1977
![February 1977: U.S. Special Envoy Clark Clifford (following wreath at rear center, in light gray overcoat) and his SY protective security detail in Ankara, Turkey, attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder and first president of modern Turkey. (Source: Private Collection) February 1977: U.S. Special Envoy Clark Clifford (following wreath at rear center, in light gray overcoat) and his SY protective security detail in Ankara, Turkey, attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder and first president of modern Turkey. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33333/07_Clifford_Tomb_Ankara_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1978
![Circa 1978: An SY special agent (center at rear) escorts Leah Rabin (dark glasses), wife of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, during a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, accompanied by Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (right). (Source: Private Collection) Circa 1978: An SY special agent (center at rear) escorts Leah Rabin (dark glasses), wife of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, during a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, accompanied by Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (right). (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33334/B1H28_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1978
![January 4, 1978: An SY Regional Security Officer (rear, dark glasses) appears with (left to right) German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat during a visit to Aswan, Egypt. (Source: Associated Press) January 4, 1978: An SY Regional Security Officer (rear, dark glasses) appears with (left to right) German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat during a visit to Aswan, Egypt. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33335/B2H12_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1978
![January 6, 1978: U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance (center of photo, at left) represents the United States at a Budapest ceremony marking the return of the historic Crown of St. Stephen and other coronation regalia to Hungary by the United States. An SY special agent stands behind the Secretary's right shoulder. (Source: Interfoto MTI Feature Service, Budapest) January 6, 1978: U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance (center of photo, at left) represents the United States at a Budapest ceremony marking the return of the historic Crown of St. Stephen and other coronation regalia to Hungary by the United States. An SY special agent stands behind the Secretary's right shoulder. (Source: Interfoto MTI Feature Service, Budapest)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33336/B3H05_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1978
![June 1978: An SY security engineer searches for additional Soviet listening devices in a chimney at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, after recovering an antenna system hidden there by the Soviets. (Source: DS Records) June 1978: An SY security engineer searches for additional Soviet listening devices in a chimney at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, after recovering an antenna system hidden there by the Soviets. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33337/B1H29_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1978
![September 17, 1978: An SY special agent on protective security detail (center rear, behind Egyptian flag) watches as Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachim Begin celebrate the newly signed Camp David Peace Accord at the White House. (Source: U.S. Department of State) September 17, 1978: An SY special agent on protective security detail (center rear, behind Egyptian flag) watches as Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachim Begin celebrate the newly signed Camp David Peace Accord at the White House. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33338/08_Sadat_Carter_Begin_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1979
![April 1979: An SY special agent follows behind Foreign Minister Sunao Snoda of Japan in Washington, DC. (Source: DS Records) April 1979: An SY special agent follows behind Foreign Minister Sunao Snoda of Japan in Washington, DC. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33339/B1H30_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1981
![1981: The SY special agent in charge of the Chicago Field Office (left) and the special agent in charge of the Secretary's detail (right) look on as U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig (left foreground) is welcomed by Chief of Police Richard Bryeczek and Chicago police officers. (Source: Private Collection) 1981: The SY special agent in charge of the Chicago Field Office (left) and the special agent in charge of the Secretary's detail (right) look on as U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig (left foreground) is welcomed by Chief of Police Richard Bryeczek and Chicago police officers. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33407/B2H13_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1981
![February 25, 1981: SY special agents (2nd from left and 2nd from right) escort U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig and Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher upon her arrival in Washington, D.C.. (Source: DS Records) February 25, 1981: SY special agents (2nd from left and 2nd from right) escort U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig and Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher upon her arrival in Washington, D.C.. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33408/B1H31_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1983
![February 1983: An SY special agent, left, covers Secretary of State George Shultz (second from right) along the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea. (Source: Private Collection) February 1983: An SY special agent, left, covers Secretary of State George Shultz (second from right) along the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33411/11_Shultz_OBrien_DMZ_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1983
![April 28, 1983: U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz (at microphone) is surrounded by Office of Security special agents at the recently bombed U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Robert Dillon, with leather case, stands beside Secretary Shultz. (Source: Associated Press) April 28, 1983: U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz (at microphone) is surrounded by Office of Security special agents at the recently bombed U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Robert Dillon, with leather case, stands beside Secretary Shultz. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33412/B2H14_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1983
![November 4, 1983: At a memorial service for U.S. Marines killed in the October Beirut bombing are an SY special agent of the Secretary of State's protective detail (left), members of the president's cabinet, and President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan (with white umbrella). (Source: White House) November 4, 1983: At a memorial service for U.S. Marines killed in the October Beirut bombing are an SY special agent of the Secretary of State's protective detail (left), members of the president's cabinet, and President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan (with white umbrella). (Source: White House)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33410/09_Reagan_Shultz_OBrien_Beirut_Memorial_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1984
![1984: An SY special agent and advance agent accompany U.S. Secretary of State and Mrs. George P. Shultz and President Ronald Reagan at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. (Source: DS Records) 1984: An SY special agent and advance agent accompany U.S. Secretary of State and Mrs. George P. Shultz and President Ronald Reagan at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33414/B1H32_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1984
![Early 1984: An SY special agent (left) watches for threats as a Salvadoran Army major (rear center) briefs U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Thomas Pickering (foreground) and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Jeane Kirkpatrick (right), in the smoldering ruins of a home during a visit to the war-torn Salvadoran countryside. (Source: Private Collection) Early 1984: An SY special agent (left) watches for threats as a Salvadoran Army major (rear center) briefs U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Thomas Pickering (foreground) and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Jeane Kirkpatrick (right), in the smoldering ruins of a home during a visit to the war-torn Salvadoran countryside. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33413/B3V02_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1984
![May 20, 1984: SY special agent Mark Moretti (rear center with black necktie) looks on as President Jose N. Duarte of El Salvador (center) addresses the news media at U.S. State Department headquarters. U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and Ambassador to El Salvador Thomas Pickering (with glasses) stand slightly behind and to President Duarte's left. (Source: U.S. Department of State) May 20, 1984: SY special agent Mark Moretti (rear center with black necktie) looks on as President Jose N. Duarte of El Salvador (center) addresses the news media at U.S. State Department headquarters. U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and Ambassador to El Salvador Thomas Pickering (with glasses) stand slightly behind and to President Duarte's left. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/34719/1984Duarte_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1984
![July 15, 1984: An SY special agent, second from left, covers Secretary of State George Shultz (in cap, third from left) upon his arrival at Wellington, New Zealand. (Source: Private Collection) July 15, 1984: An SY special agent, second from left, covers Secretary of State George Shultz (in cap, third from left) upon his arrival at Wellington, New Zealand. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33416/10Shultz_OBrien_Wellington_600px_600_1.jpg)
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Embassy Beirut, Lebanon
![September 1984: SY ARSOs (boxed, left foreground) survey damage at U.S. Embassy Beirut following a truck bomb attack on September 20. Both were in the building when it was hit. (Source: DS Records) September 1984: SY ARSOs (boxed, left foreground) survey damage at U.S. Embassy Beirut following a truck bomb attack on September 20. Both were in the building when it was hit. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42603/Pg02_600_1.jpg)
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1984
![September 30, 1984: Emergency Response Team special agents aboard a Navy Sea Stallion helicopter en route to Larnaca, Cyprus. The team had just spent ten days investigating the U.S. Embassy Beirut bombing in Lebanon. (Source: Private Collection) September 30, 1984: Emergency Response Team special agents aboard a Navy Sea Stallion helicopter en route to Larnaca, Cyprus. The team had just spent ten days investigating the U.S. Embassy Beirut bombing in Lebanon. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33418/B2H15_600px_600_1.jpg)
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Diplomatic Courier
![Circa 1985: A DS diplomatic courier loads pouches at a Washington, D.C. airport. Diplomatic couriers spend tens of thousands of hours annually delivering tens of millions of pounds of classified diplomatic pouch material by air, sea, and over land, including palletized equipment for new embassy construction. (Source: DS Records) Circa 1985: A DS diplomatic courier loads pouches at a Washington, D.C. airport. Diplomatic couriers spend tens of thousands of hours annually delivering tens of millions of pounds of classified diplomatic pouch material by air, sea, and over land, including palletized equipment for new embassy construction. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42605/Pg07_600_1.jpg)
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1985
![1985: A special agent instructor with the SY Mobile Training Team (center) teaches a hammerfist protective maneuver to a U.S. Embassy Kuwait staff member (right). (Source: U.S. Department of State) 1985: A special agent instructor with the SY Mobile Training Team (center) teaches a hammerfist protective maneuver to a U.S. Embassy Kuwait staff member (right). (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/34722/1985MTTinKuwait2_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1985
![1985: Three special agents with the SY Mobile Training Team (wearing ball caps) conduct a weapons familiarization firing exercise for U.S. Embassy Kuwait staff. (Source: U.S. Department of State) 1985: Three special agents with the SY Mobile Training Team (wearing ball caps) conduct a weapons familiarization firing exercise for U.S. Embassy Kuwait staff. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/34721/1985MTTinKuwait_600px_600_1.jpg)
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BSAC Class XXV
![Basic Special Agent Class XXV, the "first Inman Class" of special agents. The same impetus for change that led to appointment of the Inman investigation panel following U.S. embassy bombings in Lebanon and Kuwait also led to recognition that the State Department's special agent security force would need to be significantly increased in size. (Source: DS Records) Basic Special Agent Class XXV, the "first Inman Class" of special agents. The same impetus for change that led to appointment of the Inman investigation panel following U.S. embassy bombings in Lebanon and Kuwait also led to recognition that the State Department's special agent security force would need to be significantly increased in size. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42604/Pg06_600_1.jpg)
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1985
![April 1985: SY special agents (at front right and at left rear with black necktie) provide security for Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan (wearing headscarf) during her visit to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Source: Private Collection) April 1985: SY special agents (at front right and at left rear with black necktie) provide security for Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan (wearing headscarf) during her visit to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/34720/1985QueenNoor_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1985
![November 1985: Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana receive special agent protection during a visit to National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., with Vice President and Mrs. George Bush. (Source: DS Records) November 1985: Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana receive special agent protection during a visit to National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., with Vice President and Mrs. George Bush. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33419/B2H16_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1985
![December 1985: A Diplomatic Security (DS) Assistant Regional Security Officer (left) and Regional Security Officer (center) are shown during weapons training for a gendarme detachment along the Congo River in Zaire. President Mobutu provided the special gendarme detachment to protect the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa. (Source: Private Collection) December 1985: A Diplomatic Security (DS) Assistant Regional Security Officer (left) and Regional Security Officer (center) are shown during weapons training for a gendarme detachment along the Congo River in Zaire. President Mobutu provided the special gendarme detachment to protect the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33420/B3H06_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1986
![1986: A DS security engineering officer monitors radio signals from unauthorized sources at a Department of State facility. These monitoring systems were the last generation of vacuum-tube receivers used by DS. (Source: DS Records) 1986: A DS security engineering officer monitors radio signals from unauthorized sources at a Department of State facility. These monitoring systems were the last generation of vacuum-tube receivers used by DS. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33421/B2H17_600px_600_1.jpg)
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David Jacobsen, free man
![A DS special agent (right) joins in consultation with newly freed American hostage David Jacobsen (left), along with a State Department public affairs officer (center), aboard a flight to Washington, D.C., from Europe. Jacobsen was kidnapped in May 1985 as he walked near the American University hospital campus in Beirut, Lebanon, and held captive for 17 months. (Source: Private Collection) A DS special agent (right) joins in consultation with newly freed American hostage David Jacobsen (left), along with a State Department public affairs officer (center), aboard a flight to Washington, D.C., from Europe. Jacobsen was kidnapped in May 1985 as he walked near the American University hospital campus in Beirut, Lebanon, and held captive for 17 months. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42608/Pg14_600_1.jpg)
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1986
![February 11, 1986: The Regional Security Officer in East Germany (second from left with striped necktie) looks on as the formerly imprisoned Soviet dissident Anatoly "Natan" Sharansky (center) is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to West Germany Richard Burt (right). On hand for the event is U.S. Ambassador to East Germany Frank Meehan (at left) who is instrumental in arranging the exchanges. February 11, 1986: The Regional Security Officer in East Germany (second from left with striped necktie) looks on as the formerly imprisoned Soviet dissident Anatoly "Natan" Sharansky (center) is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to West Germany Richard Burt (right). On hand for the event is U.S. Ambassador to East Germany Frank Meehan (at left) who is instrumental in arranging the exchanges.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33422/41_1986_Sharansky_Burt_RSO_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1986
![March 30, 1986: Secretary and Mrs. George P. Shultz are greeted by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square. The Secretary's Diplomatic Security detail is shown in this photo.(Source: DS Records) March 30, 1986: Secretary and Mrs. George P. Shultz are greeted by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square. The Secretary's Diplomatic Security detail is shown in this photo.(Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42535/Canvas185_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1987
![Circa September 1987: A DS protection chief reviews dignitary protection details at the DS command center in Manhattan. DS provided 25 protective details each day of the annual United Nations General Assembly. (Source: Private Collection) Circa September 1987: A DS protection chief reviews dignitary protection details at the DS command center in Manhattan. DS provided 25 protective details each day of the annual United Nations General Assembly. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42609/Pg15_600_1.jpg)
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1986
![September 19, 1986: Commemorative ceremony in the White House Oval Office marking President Ronald Reagan's signing of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986. The law provided the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) with a formal structure headed by an assistant secretary of state, and placed the Rewards for Justice program and the Diplomatic Courier Service within DS. September 19, 1986: Commemorative ceremony in the White House Oval Office marking President Ronald Reagan's signing of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986. The law provided the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) with a formal structure headed by an assistant secretary of state, and placed the Rewards for Justice program and the Diplomatic Courier Service within DS.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33423/B2H18_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1988
![1988: A DS special agent, now serving as the director of security for NATO (standing, second from left), looks on as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, President Ronald Reagan, and U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz (seated left to right) participate in a NATO Conference in Western Europe. (Source: DS Records) 1988: A DS special agent, now serving as the director of security for NATO (standing, second from left), looks on as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, President Ronald Reagan, and U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz (seated left to right) participate in a NATO Conference in Western Europe. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33424/B1H33_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1988
![1988: As part of its responsibility to provide security for U.S. Department of State personnel, DS gives specialized security training to U.S. ambassadors. Here U.S. Ambassador-designate to Czechoslovakia Shirley Temple Black (right) participates in an airborne exercise. (Source: U.S. of Department of State) 1988: As part of its responsibility to provide security for U.S. Department of State personnel, DS gives specialized security training to U.S. ambassadors. Here U.S. Ambassador-designate to Czechoslovakia Shirley Temple Black (right) participates in an airborne exercise. (Source: U.S. of Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33425/B2H19_600px_600_1.jpg)
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Presidente Rodrigo Borja
![U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz arrives at the inauguration ceremony for Ecuadorian President Rodrigo Borja in Quito. He is escorted by the U.S. Embassy RSO (in white dress following Shultz) and DS agents on his personal protective detail (two tall males at center of photo). (Source: Private Collection) U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz arrives at the inauguration ceremony for Ecuadorian President Rodrigo Borja in Quito. He is escorted by the U.S. Embassy RSO (in white dress following Shultz) and DS agents on his personal protective detail (two tall males at center of photo). (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42610/Pg19_600_1.jpg)
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1989
![February 1989: DS special agents protect Britain's Princess Diana during her visit to a Harlem AIDS Center in New York City. (Source: Private Collection) February 1989: DS special agents protect Britain's Princess Diana during her visit to a Harlem AIDS Center in New York City. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33426/B1H34_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1989
![DS Special Agent Charlene Lamb during a weapons familiarization training session just outside Beirut, Lebanon. At the time, Agent Lamb was on a temporary duty assignment at U.S. Embassy Beirut. (Source: Private Collection) DS Special Agent Charlene Lamb during a weapons familiarization training session just outside Beirut, Lebanon. At the time, Agent Lamb was on a temporary duty assignment at U.S. Embassy Beirut. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42525/canvas180_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1989
![U.S. Secretary of State James Baker, III, and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze as they engage in bilateral consultations at a private lodge near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. DS Special Agents John Prendergast (left), Tony Deibler (extreme right rear in light suit), and Chris Liebengood (second from right at rear). U.S. and Soviet interpreters (second from left, and right foreground. U.S. Secretary of State James Baker, III, and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze as they engage in bilateral consultations at a private lodge near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. DS Special Agents John Prendergast (left), Tony Deibler (extreme right rear in light suit), and Chris Liebengood (second from right at rear). U.S. and Soviet interpreters (second from left, and right foreground.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/46065/canvas175_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1989
![October 1989: DS special agents train a partner nation's foreign ministry security force in VIP protection techniques as part of the DS Antiterrorism Assistance program. (Source: Private Collection) October 1989: DS special agents train a partner nation's foreign ministry security force in VIP protection techniques as part of the DS Antiterrorism Assistance program. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33427/B3H07_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1989
![December 1989: U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker, III (center at front, entering car) departs a meeting in Berlin, escorted by DS special agents. Deliberations on reunification between East and West Germany were underway. (Source: Private Collection) December 1989: U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker, III (center at front, entering car) departs a meeting in Berlin, escorted by DS special agents. Deliberations on reunification between East and West Germany were underway. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33428/B3H08_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1989
![December 1989: Romanian Olympic Gold Medal gymnast Nadia Comaneci (center) in Queens, New York, with the two DS Special Agents that protected her, following her defection from Romania to seek asylum in the United States. (Source: Private Collection) December 1989: Romanian Olympic Gold Medal gymnast Nadia Comaneci (center) in Queens, New York, with the two DS Special Agents that protected her, following her defection from Romania to seek asylum in the United States. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33429/40_To_Jim_With_Love_Nadia_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1990
![June 20, 1990: DS special agents protect South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela riding inside an armored booth atop a retrofitted blue truck dubbed the 'Mandela Mobile' during a ticker-tape parade in New York City. This assignment is one of the largest protective details in DS history. (Source: Private Collection) June 20, 1990: DS special agents protect South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela riding inside an armored booth atop a retrofitted blue truck dubbed the 'Mandela Mobile' during a ticker-tape parade in New York City. This assignment is one of the largest protective details in DS history. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33430/B2H20_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1990
![June 20, 1990: DS special agents surround the recently freed South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela and Mayor David Dinkins in New York City. (Source: Associated Press) June 20, 1990: DS special agents surround the recently freed South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela and Mayor David Dinkins in New York City. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33431/B1H36_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1990
![June 22, 1990: DS special agents provide security for South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela at Yankee Stadium in New York. Mandela declared to the crowd: 'I am a Yankee.' (Source: Associated Press) June 22, 1990: DS special agents provide security for South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela at Yankee Stadium in New York. Mandela declared to the crowd: 'I am a Yankee.' (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33432/B1V14_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1990
![November 3, 1990: A DS special agent (rear) provides security for U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker, III (center) during a visit with U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia. (Source: Private Collection) November 3, 1990: A DS special agent (rear) provides security for U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker, III (center) during a visit with U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33433/B3V03_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1991
![March 1991: DS special agents cover Poland's President Lech Walesa upon his arrival in New York. (Source: Private Collection) March 1991: DS special agents cover Poland's President Lech Walesa upon his arrival in New York. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33434/B1H37_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1991
![March 1991: DS special agents provide protection during the arrival ceremony for Poland's President Lech Walesa in Philadelphia. (Source: Private Collection) March 1991: DS special agents provide protection during the arrival ceremony for Poland's President Lech Walesa in Philadelphia. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33436/B1H38_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1991
![April 1991: A DS special agent (center rear, with glasses) covers Secretary of State James A. Baker, III during a visit to a Kurdish Refugee Camp along Turkey's border with Iraq. (Source: Associated Press) April 1991: A DS special agent (center rear, with glasses) covers Secretary of State James A. Baker, III during a visit to a Kurdish Refugee Camp along Turkey's border with Iraq. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33435/12_Baker_Kurds_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1991
![April 1991: A DS diplomatic courier loads pouches at Miami Airport. (Source: DS Records) April 1991: A DS diplomatic courier loads pouches at Miami Airport. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33437/B1H39_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1991
![June 20, 1991: Russian President Boris Yeltsin (white hair, center) is covered by a DS protective detail during a visit to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Source: DS Records) June 20, 1991: Russian President Boris Yeltsin (white hair, center) is covered by a DS protective detail during a visit to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33438/B3V04_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1991
![June 1991: A DS special agent keeps the media at bay during the visit of Russia's President Boris Yeltsin to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Source: Private Collection) June 1991: A DS special agent keeps the media at bay during the visit of Russia's President Boris Yeltsin to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33440/B2H21_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1992
![March 1992: A DS special agent and ATF forensic chemist stand at the site of the 1992 Israeli Embassy bombing in Buenos Aires. They are part of the U.S. investigation team sent to help the Government of Argentina resolve the case. (Source: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) March 1992: A DS special agent and ATF forensic chemist stand at the site of the 1992 Israeli Embassy bombing in Buenos Aires. They are part of the U.S. investigation team sent to help the Government of Argentina resolve the case. (Source: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33441/B2H22_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1993
![December 1993: Two Mobile Security Deployments special agents demonstrate how to counteract an aggressive wrist grab during a DS training session at a U.S. embassy overseas. (Source: Private Collection) December 1993: Two Mobile Security Deployments special agents demonstrate how to counteract an aggressive wrist grab during a DS training session at a U.S. embassy overseas. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33444/31_1993_Bennett_Simmons_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1993
![February 29, 1993: A DS special agent operates an explosive detector inside a crater left by the 1993 World Trade Center bombing three days earlier, in New York City. Diplomatic Security assists the New York Police Department and FBI in the bombing investigation, helping to identify terrorists responsible for the attack. (Source: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) February 29, 1993: A DS special agent operates an explosive detector inside a crater left by the 1993 World Trade Center bombing three days earlier, in New York City. Diplomatic Security assists the New York Police Department and FBI in the bombing investigation, helping to identify terrorists responsible for the attack. (Source: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33442/B3V05_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1993
![August 5, 1993: DS special agents protect U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher (left), who is accompanied by His Majesty King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan, following a news conference at Basman Palace in Jordan. (Source: DS Records) August 5, 1993: DS special agents protect U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher (left), who is accompanied by His Majesty King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan, following a news conference at Basman Palace in Jordan. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33443/B1H41_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1994
![Winter 1994: A DS security engineering officer works to alarm utility tunnels beneath a U.S. embassy overseas. The alarm system is a precautionary countermeasure aimed at alerting embassy security personnel if intruders enter the tunnels that carry steam heat and electricity from beneath the public street into the U.S. diplomatic facility. (Source: Private Collection) Winter 1994: A DS security engineering officer works to alarm utility tunnels beneath a U.S. embassy overseas. The alarm system is a precautionary countermeasure aimed at alerting embassy security personnel if intruders enter the tunnels that carry steam heat and electricity from beneath the public street into the U.S. diplomatic facility. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33445/B2H23_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1994
![October 1994: DS special agents (left and right of photo) surround U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher (left foreground) and Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide (center in dark suit) during a visit to Haiti. U.S. Ambassador William Swing is immediately behind Sec. Christopher. DS protected President Aristide after his return to power following a coup. (Source: Private Collection) October 1994: DS special agents (left and right of photo) surround U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher (left foreground) and Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide (center in dark suit) during a visit to Haiti. U.S. Ambassador William Swing is immediately behind Sec. Christopher. DS protected President Aristide after his return to power following a coup. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/34723/1994ChristopherAristide_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1995
![Circa 1995: A DS special agent (left) provides a security briefing to (left to right) U.S. Representative Charles Rangel, Deputy Chief of Mission Priscilla Clapp, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ronald Brown, and U.S. Ambassador Princeton Lyman in Pretoria, South Africa. (Source: Private Collection) Circa 1995: A DS special agent (left) provides a security briefing to (left to right) U.S. Representative Charles Rangel, Deputy Chief of Mission Priscilla Clapp, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ronald Brown, and U.S. Ambassador Princeton Lyman in Pretoria, South Africa. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33447/B1H42_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1995
![January 1995: DS protective personnel (left, center in white shirt, and at right) look on as a uniformed U.S. Army battalion commander with the 10th Mountain Division presents Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide with a souvenir battalion coin. (Source: Private Collection) January 1995: DS protective personnel (left, center in white shirt, and at right) look on as a uniformed U.S. Army battalion commander with the 10th Mountain Division presents Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide with a souvenir battalion coin. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/34724/1994Aristide_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1995
![February 6, 1995: Ramzi Yousef, mastermind of the February 1993 New York City World Trade Center bombing, is captured in Pakistan by Diplomatic Security special agents. Yousef is subsequently tried, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. (Source: Associated Press) February 6, 1995: Ramzi Yousef, mastermind of the February 1993 New York City World Trade Center bombing, is captured in Pakistan by Diplomatic Security special agents. Yousef is subsequently tried, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33448/BSV02_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1995
![September 1995: DS uniformed protective officers operate the metal detector at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City for the Diplomatic Mass held during United Nations General Assembly 50. The DS Uniformed Protective Division, 761 strong in 2009, safeguards more than 100 State Department domestic facilities in 22 states and the District of Columbia. (Source: DS Records) September 1995: DS uniformed protective officers operate the metal detector at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City for the Diplomatic Mass held during United Nations General Assembly 50. The DS Uniformed Protective Division, 761 strong in 2009, safeguards more than 100 State Department domestic facilities in 22 states and the District of Columbia. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33449/B2H24_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1996
![February 1996: U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher (rear center) visits the NATO-led Implementation Force headquarters (IFOR) in Bosnia, surrounded by a protective detail of DS special agents. (Source: DS Records) February 1996: U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher (rear center) visits the NATO-led Implementation Force headquarters (IFOR) in Bosnia, surrounded by a protective detail of DS special agents. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33450/B2H25_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1997
![March 1997: Seven DS special agents arrive at Andrews Air Force Base to provide the protective detail for visiting Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat (center, in keffiyeh). (Source: Private Collection) March 1997: Seven DS special agents arrive at Andrews Air Force Base to provide the protective detail for visiting Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat (center, in keffiyeh). (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/34725/1997Arafat_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1997
![June 1997: DS special agents (left, center, and right) provide security for U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright during her visit to Brchko, Bosnia. (Source: Private Collection) June 1997: DS special agents (left, center, and right) provide security for U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright during her visit to Brchko, Bosnia. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33453/B2H26_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1997
![June 1, 1997: Proudly wearing a DSS-emblazoned ball cap, U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright , with DS agent protection, arrives at the U.S. Army's McGovern Base north of Sarajevo to visit American troops serving in Bosnia. (Source: Associated Press) June 1, 1997: Proudly wearing a DSS-emblazoned ball cap, U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright , with DS agent protection, arrives at the U.S. Army's McGovern Base north of Sarajevo to visit American troops serving in Bosnia. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33452/B3V06_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1998
![February 1998: A DS special agent (at right with lapel button) looks on as U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright confers with Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat in Gaza. (Source: U.S. Department of State) February 1998: A DS special agent (at right with lapel button) looks on as U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright confers with Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat in Gaza. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33454/15_Albright_Arafat_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1998
![August 1998: The U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in the aftermath of the August 7, 1998, al-Qaida suicide bombing. Eleven Tanzanians, including 7 Foreign Service Nationals, died in the blast, and 72 others were wounded. (Source: DS Records) August 1998: The U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in the aftermath of the August 7, 1998, al-Qaida suicide bombing. Eleven Tanzanians, including 7 Foreign Service Nationals, died in the blast, and 72 others were wounded. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33455/B2H27_600px_600_1.jpg)
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1998
![August 27, 1998: A DS special agent guards terrorist Mohammed Sadiq Odeh onboard a military aircraft as Odeh is brought to justice. DS is part of a U.S.-Kenyan operation to capture those responsible for the bombing of U.S. Embassy Nairobi. Odeh is later convicted in U.S. Federal Court. (Source: Private Collection) August 27, 1998: A DS special agent guards terrorist Mohammed Sadiq Odeh onboard a military aircraft as Odeh is brought to justice. DS is part of a U.S.-Kenyan operation to capture those responsible for the bombing of U.S. Embassy Nairobi. Odeh is later convicted in U.S. Federal Court. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33456/B2H28a_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2000
![Circa 2000: A Marine Security Guard at 'Post One' at U.S. Embassy Madrid. Marine Security Guard detachments located at 149 U.S. embassies and consulates across the globe protect U.S. government personnel and property, and prevent classified information and equipment from being compromised. (Source: U.S. Embassy Madrid) Circa 2000: A Marine Security Guard at 'Post One' at U.S. Embassy Madrid. Marine Security Guard detachments located at 149 U.S. embassies and consulates across the globe protect U.S. government personnel and property, and prevent classified information and equipment from being compromised. (Source: U.S. Embassy Madrid)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33457/B1H22_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2000
![2000: The Watch Floor of the DS Office of Computer Security's Network Monitoring Center in Beltsville, Maryland. Established in 1999, the Center now operates around the clock with state-of-the-art cyber security technology to detect and respond to threats to the Department of State's information networks. (Source: U.S. Department of State) 2000: The Watch Floor of the DS Office of Computer Security's Network Monitoring Center in Beltsville, Maryland. Established in 1999, the Center now operates around the clock with state-of-the-art cyber security technology to detect and respond to threats to the Department of State's information networks. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33482/16_NIDS_Watch_Floor3_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2000
![September 2000: U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (white dress) departs a session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City, escorted by DS special agents. Each year, hundreds of DS special agents are deployed to the UNGA session in New York to protect foreign dignitaries -- the largest domestic DS security operation. (Source: Private Collection) September 2000: U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (white dress) departs a session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City, escorted by DS special agents. Each year, hundreds of DS special agents are deployed to the UNGA session in New York to protect foreign dignitaries -- the largest domestic DS security operation. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33497/B3H09_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2000
![October 23, 2000: DS special agents (at left and at center rear) form a protective detail for U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright during her official mission to Pyongyang, North Korea, that includes a meeting with leader Kim Jong Il (at right). (Source: Associated Press) October 23, 2000: DS special agents (at left and at center rear) form a protective detail for U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright during her official mission to Pyongyang, North Korea, that includes a meeting with leader Kim Jong Il (at right). (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33498/36_Albright_Kim_Il_Jung_2000_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2001
![August 24, 2001: Indonesian local guard officers armed with assault rifles stand at the U.S. Embassy compound in Jakarta as a protest is staged against American interests in the Southeast Asian country. (Source: Associated Press) August 24, 2001: Indonesian local guard officers armed with assault rifles stand at the U.S. Embassy compound in Jakarta as a protest is staged against American interests in the Southeast Asian country. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33499/B2H29_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2001
![September 11, 2001: U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell leaves the Presidential Palace in Lima, Peru, with a DS special agent just moments after receiving word of the series of terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington. (Source: Private Collection) September 11, 2001: U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell leaves the Presidential Palace in Lima, Peru, with a DS special agent just moments after receiving word of the series of terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33500/B2H30_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2001
![October 2001: A DS special agent (right) clears the way for U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, following his meeting with Prime Minister of India Vajpayee in New Delhi. (Source: U.S. Embassy Delhi) October 2001: A DS special agent (right) clears the way for U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, following his meeting with Prime Minister of India Vajpayee in New Delhi. (Source: U.S. Embassy Delhi)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33501/B2H31_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2002
![January 19, 2002: A DS special agent (center, right) follows behind as U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell visits Boudhanath Temple, the largest Buddhist shrine in Nepal. (Source: Associated Press) January 19, 2002: A DS special agent (center, right) follows behind as U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell visits Boudhanath Temple, the largest Buddhist shrine in Nepal. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33502/B3V08_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2002
![May 17, 2002: A DS special agent (left) arrives at the spot near Karachi, Pakistan, where U.S. reporter Daniel Pearl had been held prior to his murder at the hands of terrorists. The DS agent heads the U.S. investigation into the murder. (Source: Associated Press) May 17, 2002: A DS special agent (left) arrives at the spot near Karachi, Pakistan, where U.S. reporter Daniel Pearl had been held prior to his murder at the hands of terrorists. The DS agent heads the U.S. investigation into the murder. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33503/B3V07_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2003
![June 24, 2003: Kenyan paramilitary personnel guard the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, after the Pentagon issues a terrorism alert and raises the threat level on reports that al-Qaida operatives plan to destroy the U.S. Embassy. (Source: Associated Press) June 24, 2003: Kenyan paramilitary personnel guard the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, after the Pentagon issues a terrorism alert and raises the threat level on reports that al-Qaida operatives plan to destroy the U.S. Embassy. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33504/B2H32_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2003
![July 2003: A DS special agent (center, wearing helmet) escorts U.S. Ambassador to Liberia John Blaney to a meeting with a rebel group during that country's civil war. (Source: Private Collection) July 2003: A DS special agent (center, wearing helmet) escorts U.S. Ambassador to Liberia John Blaney to a meeting with a rebel group during that country's civil war. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33506/18_Agent_Bradley_Amb_Liberia_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2004
![Circa 2004: A DS uniformed protective officer monitors the security scanner inside the main entrance of the Harry S Truman building at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC. The 761 officers of the uniformed protective division support operations at Department facilities throughout the United States, including passport offices. (Source: U.S. Department of State) Circa 2004: A DS uniformed protective officer monitors the security scanner inside the main entrance of the Harry S Truman building at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC. The 761 officers of the uniformed protective division support operations at Department facilities throughout the United States, including passport offices. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33507/30_HSTGuardScreensPackage_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2004
![February 2004: A DS special agent serves on a security detail in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Three DS agents, all attached to the Office of Mobile Security Deployments, receive the U.S. State Department's Heroism Award for their individual courageous actions during civil unrest in the nation of Haiti. (Source: Associated Press) February 2004: A DS special agent serves on a security detail in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Three DS agents, all attached to the Office of Mobile Security Deployments, receive the U.S. State Department's Heroism Award for their individual courageous actions during civil unrest in the nation of Haiti. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33509/B2H34_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2004
![February 24, 2004: Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz (left) addresses an Overseas Security Advisory Council executive council meeting including (left to right) the Diplomatic Security Service Director, the director of corporate security for DuPont, and the executive vice president of Citigroup's Security and Investigative Services. (Source: DS Records) February 24, 2004: Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz (left) addresses an Overseas Security Advisory Council executive council meeting including (left to right) the Diplomatic Security Service Director, the director of corporate security for DuPont, and the executive vice president of Citigroup's Security and Investigative Services. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33508/B2H33_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2004
![February 27, 2004: A DS special agent searches a Haitian for arms outside the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, during a period of armed insurrection against the government there. On December 20, 2004, the U.S. Department of State honors the agent for an incident in which he risked his life helping to protect the Haitian President in Port-au-Prince. (Source: Associated Press) February 27, 2004: A DS special agent searches a Haitian for arms outside the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, during a period of armed insurrection against the government there. On December 20, 2004, the U.S. Department of State honors the agent for an incident in which he risked his life helping to protect the Haitian President in Port-au-Prince. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33510/B2H35_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2004
![April 18, 2004: A DS security technical specialist (foreground) inspects a surveillance camera while his colleague works on the mounting hardware at a United States diplomatic facility. (Source: DS Records) April 18, 2004: A DS security technical specialist (foreground) inspects a surveillance camera while his colleague works on the mounting hardware at a United States diplomatic facility. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33511/B2H36_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2004
![April 18, 2004: A DS security engineering officer tests the integrity of a telephone console. Security engineers are responsible for effective technical security programs at over 265 U.S. embassies, missions, and consulates overseas. They are a critical component of DS work in providing protection for people, facilities, and national security information. (Source: U.S. Department of State) April 18, 2004: A DS security engineering officer tests the integrity of a telephone console. Security engineers are responsible for effective technical security programs at over 265 U.S. embassies, missions, and consulates overseas. They are a critical component of DS work in providing protection for people, facilities, and national security information. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33512/B3V10_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2004
![May 2004: A DS Assistant Regional Security Officer (right) heads up protection for Haiti's interim President Boniface Alexandre (center) following President Aristideâs departure from the country. By request, President Alexandre received DS protection for several months, pending recruitment and training of a new Haitian presidential protective team. (Source: Private Collection) May 2004: A DS Assistant Regional Security Officer (right) heads up protection for Haiti's interim President Boniface Alexandre (center) following President Aristideâs departure from the country. By request, President Alexandre received DS protection for several months, pending recruitment and training of a new Haitian presidential protective team. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/34726/2004BonifaceAlexandre_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2004
![November 2004: A DS special agent (right rear, holding weapon) protects Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai in Kabul. Diplomatic Security provides security for Karzai while helping to establish and train Afghanistan's new presidential security force, following the 2002 ouster of the Taliban-led government. (Source: Private Collection) November 2004: A DS special agent (right rear, holding weapon) protects Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai in Kabul. Diplomatic Security provides security for Karzai while helping to establish and train Afghanistan's new presidential security force, following the 2002 ouster of the Taliban-led government. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33513/B2H37_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2004
![December 8, 2004: A Regional Security Officer (left) talks with Marine Security Guards during a reaction drill. Marine Security Guards protect classified information and diplomatic personnel at 149 U.S. embassies and consulates abroad. (Source: U.S. Department of State) December 8, 2004: A Regional Security Officer (left) talks with Marine Security Guards during a reaction drill. Marine Security Guards protect classified information and diplomatic personnel at 149 U.S. embassies and consulates abroad. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33514/B3V09_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2005
![Circa 2005: A WMD decontamination training drill at a U.S. embassy overseas. (Source: U.S. Department of State) Circa 2005: A WMD decontamination training drill at a U.S. embassy overseas. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33558/28_WMDTrainingAtEmbassy_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2005
![Circa 2005: DS Special Agents surround U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (center) on her mission to Saudi Arabia. (Source: U.S. Department of State) Circa 2005: DS Special Agents surround U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (center) on her mission to Saudi Arabia. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33517/B2H39_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2005
![2005: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is briefed by a DS special agent at the Diplomatic Security Command Center near Washington, DC. Critical law enforcement and security information is received, processed, and disseminated from the Command Center. (Source: DS Records) 2005: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is briefed by a DS special agent at the Diplomatic Security Command Center near Washington, DC. Critical law enforcement and security information is received, processed, and disseminated from the Command Center. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33515/B2H38_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2005
![March 14, 2005: President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan is covered by DS security contractors as he arrives for a groundbreaking ceremony for a road linking the Panjshir Valley to Parwan, north of Kabul. (Source: Associated Press) March 14, 2005: President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan is covered by DS security contractors as he arrives for a groundbreaking ceremony for a road linking the Panjshir Valley to Parwan, north of Kabul. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33518/19_Karzai_Contractors_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2005
![April 21, 2005: A DS Training Center controlled explosion during training exercises. (Source: U.S. Department of State) April 21, 2005: A DS Training Center controlled explosion during training exercises. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33519/27_BSRTraining_Ctr_explosion_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2005
![May 15, 2005: The DS special agent in charge of the Secretary's security detail protects U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Irbil, Iraq. (Source: Associated Press) May 15, 2005: The DS special agent in charge of the Secretary's security detail protects U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Irbil, Iraq. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33520/B3V11_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2005
![June 3, 2005: Diplomatic Security sharpshooter training during the "DSAC/Iraq" course offered by the DS Training Center in Virginia. In February 2007, the course was expanded into the Foreign Affairs Counter Threat course to prepare government employees for service in various high-threat environments abroad. (Source: DS Records) June 3, 2005: Diplomatic Security sharpshooter training during the "DSAC/Iraq" course offered by the DS Training Center in Virginia. In February 2007, the course was expanded into the Foreign Affairs Counter Threat course to prepare government employees for service in various high-threat environments abroad. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33521/B1H43_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2005
![June 23, 2005: A DS special agent stands watch on a typical airport tarmac, protecting an arriving or departing dignitary. (Source: U.S. Department of State) June 23, 2005: A DS special agent stands watch on a typical airport tarmac, protecting an arriving or departing dignitary. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33522/B2H40_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2005
![July 2005: A DS employee serves as door gunner aboard a âLittle Birdâ helicopter flying over Baghdad, Iraq. (Source: Private Collection) July 2005: A DS employee serves as door gunner aboard a âLittle Birdâ helicopter flying over Baghdad, Iraq. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/34727/LittleBird_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2005
![September 2005: A DS special agent with the Miami Field Office stands guard outside a U.S. Government facility amid rubble in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Poydras Street in the downtown area, shown here, is the scene of much flooding and destruction. (Source: Private Collection) September 2005: A DS special agent with the Miami Field Office stands guard outside a U.S. Government facility amid rubble in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Poydras Street in the downtown area, shown here, is the scene of much flooding and destruction. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33523/B3V12_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2005
![October 17, 2005: Bureau of Diplomatic Security uniformed protective officers stand at attention at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC. (Source: Associated Press) October 17, 2005: Bureau of Diplomatic Security uniformed protective officers stand at attention at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33557/B2H41_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2005
![November 3, 2005: DS special agents provide security for Britain's Prince Charles (at right, shaking hands) during his visit to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. (Source: DS Records) November 3, 2005: DS special agents provide security for Britain's Prince Charles (at right, shaking hands) during his visit to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33516/B3H10_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2006
![2006: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (center, in lavender suit) meets with a Lebanese Patriarch in Beirut, surrounded by her DS protective security detail. (Source: U.S. Department of State) 2006: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (center, in lavender suit) meets with a Lebanese Patriarch in Beirut, surrounded by her DS protective security detail. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33524/21_LebanesePatriarchBeirut022306_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2006
![January 2006: Special agents provide protective security for Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (center, in blue) during a gathering of African women in Monrovia. (Source: Associated Press) January 2006: Special agents provide protective security for Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (center, in blue) during a gathering of African women in Monrovia. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33525/B2H43_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2006
![February 2006: DS security agents stand watch at the Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy. As the lead U.S. law enforcement agency covering the Games, DS works with the Italian Government, Olympic organizers, and other U.S. Government agencies to ensure security for American athletes, sponsors, and visitors. (Source: DS Records) February 2006: DS security agents stand watch at the Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy. As the lead U.S. law enforcement agency covering the Games, DS works with the Italian Government, Olympic organizers, and other U.S. Government agencies to ensure security for American athletes, sponsors, and visitors. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33526/B3V14_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2006
![April 23, 2006: Regional Security Office personnel in Baghdad appear in front of the interim United States Embassy, former palace of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Included are logistics personnel, contractors, Marine Security Guards, military police, K-9 dog handlers, and several contract personal security detail professionals. (Source: U.S. Embassy Baghdad) April 23, 2006: Regional Security Office personnel in Baghdad appear in front of the interim United States Embassy, former palace of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Included are logistics personnel, contractors, Marine Security Guards, military police, K-9 dog handlers, and several contract personal security detail professionals. (Source: U.S. Embassy Baghdad)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33527/B2H44_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2006
![July 2006: DS special agents escort U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the airport in Larnica, Cyprus. The Secretary transits Cyprus on her way to Lebanon, during the evacuation of Americans in Beirut. (Source: U.S. Embassy Cyprus) July 2006: DS special agents escort U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the airport in Larnica, Cyprus. The Secretary transits Cyprus on her way to Lebanon, during the evacuation of Americans in Beirut. (Source: U.S. Embassy Cyprus)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33529/B2H42_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2006
![July 2006: A security engineering officer (left) confers with a General Services officer at the construction site of a new U.S. Embassy Compound Access Control facility in Brussels, Belgium. (Source: Private Collection) July 2006: A security engineering officer (left) confers with a General Services officer at the construction site of a new U.S. Embassy Compound Access Control facility in Brussels, Belgium. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33528/B2H45_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2006
![July 18, 2006: A DS special agent guides American citizens toward the heliport within the grounds of U.S. Embassy Beirut in Lebanon for evacuation to Cyprus during the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. More than 1,000 Americans are evacuated. (Source: Associated Press) July 18, 2006: A DS special agent guides American citizens toward the heliport within the grounds of U.S. Embassy Beirut in Lebanon for evacuation to Cyprus during the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. More than 1,000 Americans are evacuated. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33530/B3V13_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2006
![July 24, 2006: DS special agents provide security for U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as she walks toward a waiting U.S. Marine CF53 Sea Stallion helicopter on the grounds of U.S. Embassy Beirut. Secretary Rice is on a mission to Lebanon to launch diplomatic efforts aimed at ending combat between Israeli ground forces and Hezbollah. (Source: Associated Press) July 24, 2006: DS special agents provide security for U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as she walks toward a waiting U.S. Marine CF53 Sea Stallion helicopter on the grounds of U.S. Embassy Beirut. Secretary Rice is on a mission to Lebanon to launch diplomatic efforts aimed at ending combat between Israeli ground forces and Hezbollah. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33531/B2H46_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2006
![September 2006: Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami visits National Cathedral in Washington, DC, followed by DS special agents. Khatami's visit to the United States entails the largest DS protective security detail up to this time, including air cover support. (Source: Private Collection) September 2006: Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami visits National Cathedral in Washington, DC, followed by DS special agents. Khatami's visit to the United States entails the largest DS protective security detail up to this time, including air cover support. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33532/20_Khatami_Cathedral_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2006
![September 6, 2006: DS special agents escort former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami as he arrives at the Turkish Mission to the United Nations in New York City. (Source: Associated Press) September 6, 2006: DS special agents escort former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami as he arrives at the Turkish Mission to the United Nations in New York City. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33533/B2H47_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2006
![September 27, 2006: DS special agents provide protection for Britain's Prince Andrew during a visit to Mount Vernon, homestead of President George Washington. (Source: U.S. Department of State) September 27, 2006: DS special agents provide protection for Britain's Prince Andrew during a visit to Mount Vernon, homestead of President George Washington. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33534/B2H48_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2006
![October 4, 2006: DS special agents assigned to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's protective detail check their gear on board a C-131 that is about to land in Iraq. (Source: U.S. Department of State) October 4, 2006: DS special agents assigned to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's protective detail check their gear on board a C-131 that is about to land in Iraq. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33535/B2H49_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2006
![Oct. 15, 2006: DS special agents talk with an interested visitor at the annual convention of the International Association of Chiefs of Police in Boston. (Source: U.S. Department of State) Oct. 15, 2006: DS special agents talk with an interested visitor at the annual convention of the International Association of Chiefs of Police in Boston. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33556/29_Agents_Boston2006IACP_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2006
![October 27, 2006: The handcuffed defendant has just been returned from Cuba by DS agents on charges of international kidnapping and theft of an aircraft. As part of the same investigation, DS later recovers the stolen aircraft from Cuba. DS agent pilots fly the plane back to Florida from Cuba, as evidence an unprecedented accomplishment. (Source: DS Records) October 27, 2006: The handcuffed defendant has just been returned from Cuba by DS agents on charges of international kidnapping and theft of an aircraft. As part of the same investigation, DS later recovers the stolen aircraft from Cuba. DS agent pilots fly the plane back to Florida from Cuba, as evidence an unprecedented accomplishment. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33560/25_Horvath_Franklin_Miami_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2007
![February 2007: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her protective security agent in a Blackhawk helicopter over Baghdad, Iraq. (Source: Private Collection) February 2007: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her protective security agent in a Blackhawk helicopter over Baghdad, Iraq. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33537/B1H44_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2007
![March 4, 2007: A DS special agent, left, provides protection for North Korean nuclear negotiators during disarmament talks with U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill in New York City. (Source: Associated Press) March 4, 2007: A DS special agent, left, provides protection for North Korean nuclear negotiators during disarmament talks with U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill in New York City. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33538/23North_KoreansMcTigue_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2007
![May 1, 2007: DS special agents protect His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he leaves a speaking engagement at Rice University in Houston, Texas. (Source: U.S. Department of State) May 1, 2007: DS special agents protect His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he leaves a speaking engagement at Rice University in Houston, Texas. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33539/B3V15_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2007
![May 5, 2007: A DS weapons of mass destruction specialist (front left, bending over) trains foreign law enforcement officials at the International Law Enforcement Academy in Gaborone, Botswana. (Source: ILEA Gaborone) May 5, 2007: A DS weapons of mass destruction specialist (front left, bending over) trains foreign law enforcement officials at the International Law Enforcement Academy in Gaborone, Botswana. (Source: ILEA Gaborone)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33540/B2H50_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2007
![June 28, 2007: Assistant Regional Security Officers view the wreckage of a vehicle after an insurgent attack in Kabul that left two contractors dead and three other individuals in the vehicle critically injured. RSO and FBI Legatt personnel respond to the attack, to investigate and collect evidence. (Source: Private Collection) June 28, 2007: Assistant Regional Security Officers view the wreckage of a vehicle after an insurgent attack in Kabul that left two contractors dead and three other individuals in the vehicle critically injured. RSO and FBI Legatt personnel respond to the attack, to investigate and collect evidence. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33541/B2H51_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2007
![November 27, 2007: DS special agents provide security for the Saudi Foreign Minister, His Royal Highness Saud Al-Faisal, as he arrives at the Annapolis Conference to discuss Middle East peace held at the U.S. Naval Academy. (Source: DS Records) November 27, 2007: DS special agents provide security for the Saudi Foreign Minister, His Royal Highness Saud Al-Faisal, as he arrives at the Annapolis Conference to discuss Middle East peace held at the U.S. Naval Academy. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33542/B2H52_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2008
![2008: A DS Security Technology team from the Countermeasures Directorate installs technical security systems at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Baghdad, Iraq. A security engineering officer assists U.S. Navy Seabees James Griffith (left) and Dhafir Freeman (right) in installing cabling.
(Source: DS Records)
2008: A DS Security Technology team from the Countermeasures Directorate installs technical security systems at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Baghdad, Iraq. A security engineering officer assists U.S. Navy Seabees James Griffith (left) and Dhafir Freeman (right) in installing cabling.
(Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42541/Canvas189_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2008
![2008: The Delta Barrier Replacement Program underway in Athens, Greece, utilizing the services of (left to right) a U.S. Navy Seabee building chief, a DS contractor, and a DS senior engineer from the Field Maintenance Section of DS Security Technology's Facility Security Engineering Division. (Source: DS Records) 2008: The Delta Barrier Replacement Program underway in Athens, Greece, utilizing the services of (left to right) a U.S. Navy Seabee building chief, a DS contractor, and a DS senior engineer from the Field Maintenance Section of DS Security Technology's Facility Security Engineering Division. (Source: DS Records)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33543/B2H53_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2008
![A U.S. passport is the most highly valued travel document in the world. Passport and visa fraud often is committed in connection with other crimes, including international terrorism, narcotics trafficking, and alien smuggling. DS conducts hundreds of investigations annually into passport and visa fraud, culminating in 2,448 arrests during 2008. (Source: U.S. Department of State) A U.S. passport is the most highly valued travel document in the world. Passport and visa fraud often is committed in connection with other crimes, including international terrorism, narcotics trafficking, and alien smuggling. DS conducts hundreds of investigations annually into passport and visa fraud, culminating in 2,448 arrests during 2008. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33550/BSH02_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2008
![March 26, 2008: A DS special agent (left, rear) looks on as Libya's Colonel Muammar Qadhafi (at table) meets with (left to right) U.S. Representative Peter Hoekstra (R - Mich.), U.S. Charge d'Affaires William B. Milam, and U.S. Representative John Boehner (R - Ohio) inside a desert tent in Surte, Libya. (Source: U.S. Congressional Staff) March 26, 2008: A DS special agent (left, rear) looks on as Libya's Colonel Muammar Qadhafi (at table) meets with (left to right) U.S. Representative Peter Hoekstra (R - Mich.), U.S. Charge d'Affaires William B. Milam, and U.S. Representative John Boehner (R - Ohio) inside a desert tent in Surte, Libya. (Source: U.S. Congressional Staff)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33544/B1H21_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2008
![April 8, 2008: DS special agents form the innermost layer of protection surrounding the Olympic torch during the San Francisco leg of its around-the-world journey to the torch-lighting ceremony in Beijing. (Source: Associated Press) April 8, 2008: DS special agents form the innermost layer of protection surrounding the Olympic torch during the San Francisco leg of its around-the-world journey to the torch-lighting ceremony in Beijing. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33545/B2H54_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2008
![May 25, 2008: A Kalitta Airline jet aircraft lies in two pieces following its crash upon takeoff in Brussels. The DS diplomatic courier onboard assisted in evacuating the crew, and ensured the security of the diplomatic cargo. For his quick-thinking actions, the DS courier was awarded the U.S. Secretary of State's Heroism Award in 2009. (Source: Associated Press) May 25, 2008: A Kalitta Airline jet aircraft lies in two pieces following its crash upon takeoff in Brussels. The DS diplomatic courier onboard assisted in evacuating the crew, and ensured the security of the diplomatic cargo. For his quick-thinking actions, the DS courier was awarded the U.S. Secretary of State's Heroism Award in 2009. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33559/AP08052507298_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2008
![June 17, 2008: A Computer Investigations and Forensics (CIF) branch chief (left) observes as DS special agents prepare portable equipment used to make forensically valid images of digital evidence in the field. CIF assists in several capacities, including visa and passport fraud, other criminal cases, and counter-intelligence. (Source: U.S. Department of State) June 17, 2008: A Computer Investigations and Forensics (CIF) branch chief (left) observes as DS special agents prepare portable equipment used to make forensically valid images of digital evidence in the field. CIF assists in several capacities, including visa and passport fraud, other criminal cases, and counter-intelligence. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33546/B2H55_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2008
![July 2008: A DS Assistant Regional Security Officer special agent stationed in Tbilisi, Georgia, inspects Georgian honor guard firearms prior to the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on a mission to that nation. (Source: Private Collection) July 2008: A DS Assistant Regional Security Officer special agent stationed in Tbilisi, Georgia, inspects Georgian honor guard firearms prior to the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on a mission to that nation. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/34728/GASoldierInspection_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2008
![July 7, 2008: An Assistant Regional Security Officer-Investigator (center) looks on as a fugitive murder suspect is taken into custody at a border crossing on the international bridge that connects Ciudad Juarez, Mexico with El Paso, Texas. In 2008, DS assists with the return of more than 100 fugitives internationally. (Source: U.S. Department of State) July 7, 2008: An Assistant Regional Security Officer-Investigator (center) looks on as a fugitive murder suspect is taken into custody at a border crossing on the international bridge that connects Ciudad Juarez, Mexico with El Paso, Texas. In 2008, DS assists with the return of more than 100 fugitives internationally. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33547/B2H56_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2008
![July 22, 2008: Special agents carry a 'wounded' colleague to a helicopter landing zone during a high-threat field training exercise at the U.S. Marine Corps base in Quantico, VA. (Source: U.S. Department of State) July 22, 2008: Special agents carry a 'wounded' colleague to a helicopter landing zone during a high-threat field training exercise at the U.S. Marine Corps base in Quantico, VA. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33548/B2H57_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2009
![May 2009: A DS Security Technical Specialist (left) and a DS contractor remove a vehicle barrier plate for experimental surface treatment at the Main State Department garage in Washington, DC. (Source: Private Collection) May 2009: A DS Security Technical Specialist (left) and a DS contractor remove a vehicle barrier plate for experimental surface treatment at the Main State Department garage in Washington, DC. (Source: Private Collection)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/34729/STS_Barrier_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2009
![February 19, 2009: As several Diplomatic Security special agents (rear) scan the crowd, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton signs a book for a journalist after meeting with Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the palace in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Source: Associated Press) February 19, 2009: As several Diplomatic Security special agents (rear) scan the crowd, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton signs a book for a journalist after meeting with Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the palace in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Source: Associated Press)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/33549/35_SecState_Clinton_Jakarta_2009_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2009
![A Diplomatic Security special agent in charge of his protective detail (rear center) scans the crowd as Britain's Prince Harry (right) visits the World Trade Center construction site in lower Manhattan with New York Governor David A. Paterson (left), May 29, 2009. (U.S. Department of State Photo) A Diplomatic Security special agent in charge of his protective detail (rear center) scans the crowd as Britain's Prince Harry (right) visits the World Trade Center construction site in lower Manhattan with New York Governor David A. Paterson (left), May 29, 2009. (U.S. Department of State Photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/32865/NYGovPattersonHarryWTC_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2009
![A Diplomatic Security special agent gestures to motorists to stay away from the DS motorcade transporting Britain's Prince Harry as they travel through New York City. A Diplomatic Security special agent gestures to motorists to stay away from the DS motorcade transporting Britain's Prince Harry as they travel through New York City.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/09/32632/AgentOutCarWindow_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2009
![A DS Assistant Regional Security Officer (ARSO) in Afghanistan, assigned to the protective detail of U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry and his wife, secures the Chutu Bridge in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, during a goodwill visit. The Chutu Bridge connects seven Afghan districts with Uruzgan's capital city, Tarin Kowt. (Source: U.S. Embassy Kabul) A DS Assistant Regional Security Officer (ARSO) in Afghanistan, assigned to the protective detail of U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry and his wife, secures the Chutu Bridge in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, during a goodwill visit. The Chutu Bridge connects seven Afghan districts with Uruzgan's capital city, Tarin Kowt. (Source: U.S. Embassy Kabul)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42602/Charles_Payne_UruzganWEB_600_1.JPG)
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2010
![January 12, 2010: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti's capital city of Port-au-Prince. The Haitian government estimates 230,000 people died. TOP: January 22, 2010: Hoping for a chance to obtain travel visas to enter the United States, thousands of earthquake victims gather outside U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince. (Source: AP/WideWorld photos)
January 12, 2010: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti's capital city of Port-au-Prince. The Haitian government estimates 230,000 people died. TOP: January 22, 2010: Hoping for a chance to obtain travel visas to enter the United States, thousands of earthquake victims gather outside U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince. (Source: AP/WideWorld photos)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42534/canvas184_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![A DS special agent (right) signals the pilot as missionaries from Orlando, Florida-based First Academy Christian School run for a Blackhawk helicopter during a post-earthquake rescue in Leogane, Haiti, on January 15, 2010. An estimated 200,000 people were killed after a large earthquake destroyed much of Haiti's capital on January 12, 2010. (Photo courtesy of Dale Stroud, MissionFieldImages.com) A DS special agent (right) signals the pilot as missionaries from Orlando, Florida-based First Academy Christian School run for a Blackhawk helicopter during a post-earthquake rescue in Leogane, Haiti, on January 15, 2010. An estimated 200,000 people were killed after a large earthquake destroyed much of Haiti's capital on January 12, 2010. (Photo courtesy of Dale Stroud, MissionFieldImages.com)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/10/36679/Haiti250_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![A Diplomatic Security special agent (left) watches the crowd as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (2nd from left) and Haitian President Rene Preval (right) answer journalists' questions January 16, 2010, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, about rescue and relief efforts in the aftermath of the January 12, 2010, earthquake that left tens of thousands of Haitians dead. (AP Photo) A Diplomatic Security special agent (left) watches the crowd as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (2nd from left) and Haitian President Rene Preval (right) answer journalists' questions January 16, 2010, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, about rescue and relief efforts in the aftermath of the January 12, 2010, earthquake that left tens of thousands of Haitians dead. (AP Photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/10/37922/AP10011607093_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![Two DS special agents from the U.S. Embassy in Lima assist Peruvian authorities in the evacuation January 29, 2010 of residents and tourists, including U.S. citizens, from the famed ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu after heavy rains, mudslides, and severe flooding hit the region. (U.S. Department of State Photo) Two DS special agents from the U.S. Embassy in Lima assist Peruvian authorities in the evacuation January 29, 2010 of residents and tourists, including U.S. citizens, from the famed ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu after heavy rains, mudslides, and severe flooding hit the region. (U.S. Department of State Photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/10/36005/GaloandAbraham_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![A U.S. Diplomatic Security special agent (right) coordinates with a Peruvian Air Force officer on inbound U.S. and Peruvian aircraft during the Peru-led air evacuation January 29, 2010 of residents and tourists, including U.S. citizens, from the ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu after heavy rains, mudslides, and severe flooding hit the region. (U.S. Department of State Photo) A U.S. Diplomatic Security special agent (right) coordinates with a Peruvian Air Force officer on inbound U.S. and Peruvian aircraft during the Peru-led air evacuation January 29, 2010 of residents and tourists, including U.S. citizens, from the ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu after heavy rains, mudslides, and severe flooding hit the region. (U.S. Department of State Photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/10/36499/MachuPicchuEvac3_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![February 3, 2010: America's Most Wanted TV show host John Walsh interviews the U.S. Embassy Belmopan Regional Security Officer in San Pedro, Belize, for an episode on international fugitive captures. DS and local law enforcement authorities have a long history of close cooperation. (Source: U.S. Department of State) February 3, 2010: America's Most Wanted TV show host John Walsh interviews the U.S. Embassy Belmopan Regional Security Officer in San Pedro, Belize, for an episode on international fugitive captures. DS and local law enforcement authorities have a long history of close cooperation. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42532/canvas182_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![February 9, 2010: Diplomatic Security Service Director Jeffrey Culver visits Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to monitor security and relief efforts and to commend DS agents for their dedication after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastated the country in January. (Source: U.S. Department of State) February 9, 2010: Diplomatic Security Service Director Jeffrey Culver visits Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to monitor security and relief efforts and to commend DS agents for their dedication after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastated the country in January. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42533/canvas183_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![Diplomatic Security special agents (rear, 4th from right and front right) accompany U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she is greeted by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 15, 2010. (AP Photo) Diplomatic Security special agents (rear, 4th from right and front right) accompany U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she is greeted by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 15, 2010. (AP Photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/10/36497/AP1002151395_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![February 17, 2010: A DS Special Agent (left) confers with a member of the Canadian Olympic Organizing Committee about security measures for U.S. athletes at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada. (U.S. Department of State Photo) February 17, 2010: A DS Special Agent (left) confers with a member of the Canadian Olympic Organizing Committee about security measures for U.S. athletes at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada. (U.S. Department of State Photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/10/38452/DSCN0302_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![February 18, 2010: Three Diplomatic Security (DS) Special Agents discuss security arrangements inside Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, site of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. DS has been involved in security for Olympic Games for more than two decades, and has been the U.S. Government's security coordinator for every Olympics since 2004. (U.S. Department of State Photo) February 18, 2010: Three Diplomatic Security (DS) Special Agents discuss security arrangements inside Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, site of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. DS has been involved in security for Olympic Games for more than two decades, and has been the U.S. Government's security coordinator for every Olympics since 2004. (U.S. Department of State Photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/10/38453/DSCN0427_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![March 26, 2010: A Bureau of Diplomatic security special agent (right) provides security for U.S. diplomatic personnel on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Also pictured, from right, are a security contractor (wearing a headset); USAID Mission Director for Afghanistan William Frej; and the Embassy Kabul Deputy Chief of Mission . (Source: U.S. Embassy Kabul Photographer Daniel Wilkinson) March 26, 2010: A Bureau of Diplomatic security special agent (right) provides security for U.S. diplomatic personnel on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Also pictured, from right, are a security contractor (wearing a headset); USAID Mission Director for Afghanistan William Frej; and the Embassy Kabul Deputy Chief of Mission . (Source: U.S. Embassy Kabul Photographer Daniel Wilkinson)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42521/canvas176_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![April 5, 2010: A U.S. Consulate Peshawar regional security cfficer (center with glasses) examines the scene after several members of the Pakistani Taliban attempted to raid the Consulate compound. Despite their efforts, the attackers failed to penetrate the outer security perimeter. Three people died defending the post. (Source: AP/WideWorld photos) April 5, 2010: A U.S. Consulate Peshawar regional security cfficer (center with glasses) examines the scene after several members of the Pakistani Taliban attempted to raid the Consulate compound. Despite their efforts, the attackers failed to penetrate the outer security perimeter. Three people died defending the post. (Source: AP/WideWorld photos)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42523/canvas178_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![September 2, 2010: The NY Stock Exchange honored the 25th anniversary of the Overseas Security Advisory Council to ring the opening bell. Pictured are Director Jeffrey W. Culver in his role as OSAC Public Sector Co-Chair (Source: NYSE Euronext) September 2, 2010: The NY Stock Exchange honored the 25th anniversary of the Overseas Security Advisory Council to ring the opening bell. Pictured are Director Jeffrey W. Culver in his role as OSAC Public Sector Co-Chair (Source: NYSE Euronext)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42522/canvas177_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![Diplomatic Security Service Director Jeffrey W. Culver (left) discusses the exterior security of the new U.S. Mission to the United Nations building in New York City with the DS regional security officer, September 1, 2010. (U.S. Department of State photo) Diplomatic Security Service Director Jeffrey W. Culver (left) discusses the exterior security of the new U.S. Mission to the United Nations building in New York City with the DS regional security officer, September 1, 2010. (U.S. Department of State photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/46057/Canvas191_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![A DS assistant regional security officer (left) and special agent (second from left) admire finishing touches in the 22nd floor Diplomatic Reception area of the new U.S. Mission to the United Nations building, September 1, 2010. (U.S. Department of State photo) A DS assistant regional security officer (left) and special agent (second from left) admire finishing touches in the 22nd floor Diplomatic Reception area of the new U.S. Mission to the United Nations building, September 1, 2010. (U.S. Department of State photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/46056/Canvas190_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![September 16, 2010: Two special agents observe the terrain of southern Kabul from a helicopter during a flight two days before Afghanistan's parliamentary election. They served as an airborne quick reaction force and command-and-control element ensuring the safe transport of election monitors to voting stations. (Source: U.S. Embassy Kabul) September 16, 2010: Two special agents observe the terrain of southern Kabul from a helicopter during a flight two days before Afghanistan's parliamentary election. They served as an airborne quick reaction force and command-and-control element ensuring the safe transport of election monitors to voting stations. (Source: U.S. Embassy Kabul)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42538/Canvas188_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![November 1, 2010: While leading a protective detail for U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry during his first trip to Kandahar University, a Diplomatic Security special agent checks in with the Task Force Raider Operations Center at nearby Camp Nathan Smith. (Source: U.S. Embassy Kabul Photographer Daniel Wilkinson) November 1, 2010: While leading a protective detail for U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry during his first trip to Kandahar University, a Diplomatic Security special agent checks in with the Task Force Raider Operations Center at nearby Camp Nathan Smith. (Source: U.S. Embassy Kabul Photographer Daniel Wilkinson)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42519/canvas174_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![November 19, 2010: An Assistant Regional Security Officer at U.S. Embassy Kabul, on horseback, takes a break to meet some of the local population gathered for a weekend game of Buzkashi, the Afghan national sport, which is played on horseback. (Source: U.S. Department of State) November 19, 2010: An Assistant Regional Security Officer at U.S. Embassy Kabul, on horseback, takes a break to meet some of the local population gathered for a weekend game of Buzkashi, the Afghan national sport, which is played on horseback. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42517/canvas165_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2010
![November 23, 2010: Eleven of the twelve female special agents serving on Diplomatic Security's protective detail for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appear outside the diplomatic entrance to the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. This is the largest group of women ever to serve on the DS security detail for a U.S. Secretary of State. (Source: U.S. Department of State) November 23, 2010: Eleven of the twelve female special agents serving on Diplomatic Security's protective detail for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appear outside the diplomatic entrance to the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. This is the largest group of women ever to serve on the DS security detail for a U.S. Secretary of State. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/42518/canvas166_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2011
![Regional security officers at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli destroy electronics February 24, 2011, as they prepare to evacuate Libya as part of an ordered departure during the violent fall of Col. Muammar Qadhafi's regime. (U.S. Department of State photo) Regional security officers at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli destroy electronics February 24, 2011, as they prepare to evacuate Libya as part of an ordered departure during the violent fall of Col. Muammar Qadhafi's regime. (U.S. Department of State photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/12/50227/photo6_600_1.JPG)
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2011
![U.S. Senators John McCain (pointing, center left) and Joseph Lieberman (center right) talk to Egyptians, February 27, 2011 in Tahrir Square, site of the 2011 uprising in Cairo, Egypt. DS special agents (standing beside Senator Lieberman, at right; extreme left rear with sunglasses; and extreme right rear, partially hidden) provide security for the two senators. (Agence France-Presse photo) U.S. Senators John McCain (pointing, center left) and Joseph Lieberman (center right) talk to Egyptians, February 27, 2011 in Tahrir Square, site of the 2011 uprising in Cairo, Egypt. DS special agents (standing beside Senator Lieberman, at right; extreme left rear with sunglasses; and extreme right rear, partially hidden) provide security for the two senators. (Agence France-Presse photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/12/50225/photo4_AFP_600_1.jpg)
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2011
![Following the earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant explosion in Japan, a DS security engineering officer checks radiation-monitoring equipment on the roof of U.S. Embassy Tokyo, April 2, 2011. (U.S. Department of State photo) Following the earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant explosion in Japan, a DS security engineering officer checks radiation-monitoring equipment on the roof of U.S. Embassy Tokyo, April 2, 2011. (U.S. Department of State photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/12/50229/photo8_600_1.JPG)
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2011
![A U.S. Embassy Baghdad regional security officer (left) leads Diplomatic Security Service Director Jeffrey Culver (right) on an aerial tour of former U.S. military forward-operating bases being repurposed by Diplomatic Security to support U.S. Embassy security personnel and logistics requirements after the U.S. military drawdown, May 18, 2011. (U.S. Department of State photo) A U.S. Embassy Baghdad regional security officer (left) leads Diplomatic Security Service Director Jeffrey Culver (right) on an aerial tour of former U.S. military forward-operating bases being repurposed by Diplomatic Security to support U.S. Embassy security personnel and logistics requirements after the U.S. military drawdown, May 18, 2011. (U.S. Department of State photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/12/50224/Baghdad_Copter_600_1.JPG)
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2011
![A DS special agent (foreground) surveys a crowd of on-lookers as Great Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive at Los Angeles International Airport on July 7, 2011. DS is responsible for protecting certain members of Britain's royal family when they visit the United States. (U.S. Department of State photo) A DS special agent (foreground) surveys a crowd of on-lookers as Great Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive at Los Angeles International Airport on July 7, 2011. DS is responsible for protecting certain members of Britain's royal family when they visit the United States. (U.S. Department of State photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/12/50226/photo5_600_1.JPG)
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2011
![DS Special Agents Mike McLean (center left) and Jowett Legaspi (left) look on as Ambassador Susan E. Rice, United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations (center foreground), and former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (gesturing at right) speak with news media during the Republic of South Sudan's Independence Day celebration in Juba, South Sudan. (Source: U.S. AID/Jenn Warren) DS Special Agents Mike McLean (center left) and Jowett Legaspi (left) look on as Ambassador Susan E. Rice, United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations (center foreground), and former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (gesturing at right) speak with news media during the Republic of South Sudan's Independence Day celebration in Juba, South Sudan. (Source: U.S. AID/Jenn Warren)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/11/46058/Canvas192_600px_600_1.jpg)
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2011
![A DS special agent (second from right) leads the U.S. Embassy Baghdad Helicopter Insertion Rapid Response Team on a training mission in Baghdad's International Zone, July 27, 2011. The team's medics, marksman, and protective security specialists work with ground support teams to respond to critical incidents such as a motorcade in trouble in the Red Zone. (Source: U.S. Department of State) A DS special agent (second from right) leads the U.S. Embassy Baghdad Helicopter Insertion Rapid Response Team on a training mission in Baghdad's International Zone, July 27, 2011. The team's medics, marksman, and protective security specialists work with ground support teams to respond to critical incidents such as a motorcade in trouble in the Red Zone. (Source: U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/12/50234/photo11_600_1.jpg)
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2011
![A DS security engineering officer (left) and two DS security technical specialists (top of scaffold and on ground) survey a site for possible installation of technical security equipment at the expeditionary U.S. Special Mission compound in Benghazi, Libya, August 16, 2011. (U.S. Department of State photo) A DS security engineering officer (left) and two DS security technical specialists (top of scaffold and on ground) survey a site for possible installation of technical security equipment at the expeditionary U.S. Special Mission compound in Benghazi, Libya, August 16, 2011. (U.S. Department of State photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/12/50230/photo9_600_1.JPG)
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2011
![Two Diplomatic Security special agents raise the American flag as U.S. Ambassador to Libya Gene Cretz (right) looks on at a ceremony marking the September 22, 2011, re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya one month after long-time Libyan leader Col. Muammar Qadhafi was forced to flee the capital. (U.S. State Department photo) Two Diplomatic Security special agents raise the American flag as U.S. Ambassador to Libya Gene Cretz (right) looks on at a ceremony marking the September 22, 2011, re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya one month after long-time Libyan leader Col. Muammar Qadhafi was forced to flee the capital. (U.S. State Department photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/12/50222/TripoliFlagRaising_600_1.jpg)
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2011
![DS special agents serving as DS field liaison officers at the Pan American Games provide security support inside the Pan American Velodrome at the CODE Paradero sports complex in Guadalajara, Mexico, October 20, 2011. (U.S. Department of State) DS special agents serving as DS field liaison officers at the Pan American Games provide security support inside the Pan American Velodrome at the CODE Paradero sports complex in Guadalajara, Mexico, October 20, 2011. (U.S. Department of State)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/12/50236/photo13_600_1.JPG)
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2011
!["America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh (right) anchored the television program from the Diplomatic Security Command Center in Arlington, Virginia, October 25, 2011. Justine Sincavage (left), then Acting Director of the Diplomatic Security Service, discussed the shared goals of finding and bringing criminal fugitives to justice. (U.S. Department of State photo) "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh (right) anchored the television program from the Diplomatic Security Command Center in Arlington, Virginia, October 25, 2011. Justine Sincavage (left), then Acting Director of the Diplomatic Security Service, discussed the shared goals of finding and bringing criminal fugitives to justice. (U.S. Department of State photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/12/50223/photo2_AMW_600_1.JPG)
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![Diplomatic Courier of the Year for 2011 Shane Morris, the first woman to receive such recognition, aboard a U.S. Air Force plane over Cairo, Egypt, November 30, 2011. She was cited by the DS Bureau for having "pioneered classified deliveries throughout the Middle East and Persian Gulf from Frankfurt during a period of historic unrest." (U.S. Department of State photo) Diplomatic Courier of the Year for 2011 Shane Morris, the first woman to receive such recognition, aboard a U.S. Air Force plane over Cairo, Egypt, November 30, 2011. She was cited by the DS Bureau for having "pioneered classified deliveries throughout the Middle East and Persian Gulf from Frankfurt during a period of historic unrest." (U.S. Department of State photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/12/50373/208_ShaneMorris_100dpi_600_1.jpg)
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2011
![A DS assistant regional security officer (right) braces for a kick from one of the Afghanistan students who visited U. S. Embassy Kabul December 4, 2011, to learn self-defense techniques. Another DS special agent (left rear) works with other students during their exercises. (U.S. Department of State photo) A DS assistant regional security officer (right) braces for a kick from one of the Afghanistan students who visited U. S. Embassy Kabul December 4, 2011, to learn self-defense techniques. Another DS special agent (left rear) works with other students during their exercises. (U.S. Department of State photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/12/50233/photo10_Kabulgirls_600_1.jpg)
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2012
![DS special agents (right and rear) provide security for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibet, seen lifting his cap in greeting to well-wishers as he arrives April 4, 2012, for an interview in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser) DS special agents (right and rear) provide security for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibet, seen lifting his cap in greeting to well-wishers as he arrives April 4, 2012, for an interview in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/12/50235/photo12_600_1.JPG)
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2012
![Britain's Prince Harry arrives at the Atlantic Council Awards Dinner May 7, 2012, in Washington, D.C. protected by a Diplomatic Security special agent (right, with eye glasses) and a member of the London Metropolitan Police Department (rear), who accompany the Royal Family overseas. (AP/Wide World Photos) Britain's Prince Harry arrives at the Atlantic Council Awards Dinner May 7, 2012, in Washington, D.C. protected by a Diplomatic Security special agent (right, with eye glasses) and a member of the London Metropolitan Police Department (rear), who accompany the Royal Family overseas. (AP/Wide World Photos)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010212909im_/http://www.state.gov/img/12/50228/photo7_600_1.jpg)
U.S. Department of State / Jul 28, 2009
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