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Date: 10/24/2009 Location: Islamabad, Pakistan Description: A Marine Security Guard at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad monitors a radio transmission inside Post 1, the embassyâ??s communications hub, October 24, 2009. In addition to helping protect lives and classified government information, Marine Security Guards staff Post 1 communications centers at U.S. embassies worldwide 24 hours a day, seven days a week. U.S. Department of State Photo. © State Dept Image
A Marine Security Guard at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad monitors a radio transmission inside Post 1, the embassy’s communications hub, October 24, 2009. In addition to helping protect lives and classified government information, Marine Security Guards staff Post 1 communications centers at U.S. embassies worldwide 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  U.S. Department of State Photo.

The Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) is the security and law enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of State. DS is a world leader in international investigations, threat analysis, cyber security, counterterrorism, security technology, and protection of people, property, and information.

Led by Eric J. Boswell, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment for the conduct of U.S. foreign policy.

Every diplomatic mission in the world operates under a security program designed and maintained by Diplomatic Security. In the United States, Diplomatic Security personnel protect the Secretary of State and high-ranking foreign dignitaries and officials visiting the United States, investigates passport and visa fraud, and conducts personnel security investigations.

Operating from a global platform in 25 U.S. cities and 159 foreign countries, DS ensures that America can conduct diplomacy safely and securely. DS plays a vital role in protecting U.S. embassies and personnel overseas, securing critical information systems, investigating passport and visa fraud, and fighting the war on terror.

Diplomatic Security 2008 Annual Report Now Available

Date: 04/07/2009 Description: Cover of Diplomatic Security 2008 Year in Review. © U.S. Department of State

Learn more about the Bureau of Diplomatic Security in the 2008 DS Year In Review, now available online.

DS and IRM Honored with NSA's Highest Info Assurance Award
The National Security Agency (NSA) has awarded its most prestigious award for information assurance within the federal government to the U.S. Department of State’s bureaus of Information Resource Management (IRM) and Diplomatic Security (DS).

NGO Security Highlighted at Overseas Security Advisory Council Annual Conference
Date: 11/18/2009 Location: Washington, D.C. Description: Sam Worthington, president and CEO of InterAction, a coalition of 180 U.S.–based international nongovernmental organizations (NGO), discusses NGOs' security overseas during his address to the Overseas Security Advisory Council at U.S. Department of State headquarters, November 18, 2009. U.S. Department of State Photo. © State Dept ImageSam Worthington, president and CEO of InterAction, a coalition of 180 U.S.–based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), discusses NGO overseas security issues during his address to the Overseas Security Advisory Council at U.S. Department of State headquarters, November 18, 2009. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also addressed the more than 800 attendees via a pre-recorded video message.

Special Agent Fred Ketchem Honored as 2008 DS Employee of the Year
Date: 11/05/2009 Location: Washington, D.C. Description: Diplomatic Security Special Agent Fred Ketchem (2nd from left) is congratulated November 7, 2009 by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (2nd from right) on receiving the Bureau of Diplomatic Security 2008 Employee of the Year award for his performance in Baghdad. Also shown are his father, Fred Ketchem Sr. (left) and mother, Shareen Ketchem (right). (U.S. Department of State Photo). © State Dept Image Fred Ketchem, special agent in charge of the Secretary of State's protective detail, is honored as the 2008 DS Employee of the Year for his service in Iraq.

DS Seeks Security Engineer Candidates
Date: 11/28/2006 Description: A Diplomatic Security Engineering Officer inspects a circuit board on a telecommunications panel. (U.S. Department of State Photo) © State Dept ImageDiplomatic Security is seeking candidates for the position of Security Engineering Officer. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to read the vacancy announcement prior to submitting their application.

DS Accepting Applications for Security Technical Specialist
Date: 09/10/2009 Description: A security technical specialist takes measurements on a Hirsch panel at a Diplomatic Security facility in suburban Washington, D.C., September 10, 2009. U.S. Department of State Photo. © State Dept ImageDiplomatic Security is now accepting applications for the position of Security Technical Specialist. Potential applicants should read the vacancy announcement prior to submitting their application.

DS History Photos
Date: 1917 Description: 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) © Library of CongressThe new "Diplomatic Security Pictorial History", a collection of photos depicting key moments and people in DS's history, is now online.

Violence Against Americans Report Available
Date: 06/17/2009 Description: Image of the cover of Diplomatic Security has released the 2008 edition of Political Violence Against Americans, produced by the Bureau’s Directorate of Threat Investigations and Analysis.

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