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Diplomatic Security Reviewing Security Protective Specialist Applications We are currently reviewing applications for the position of Security Protective Specialist. In the coming weeks, we will be contacting those candidates who will be moving forward in the process.

DS Antiterrorism Assistance Program 2009 Year In Review Now Online The Bureau of Diplomatic Security's Office of Antiterrorism Assistance has issued its 2009 Year in Review. Read it online.

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton prepares to board her aircraft at Andrews AFB, Maryland. The Secretary was travelling to Haiti, under the watchful eye of a DS special agent to right. (AP 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 2009 Annual Report	DS History Photos	Violence Against Americans
Learn more about the Bureau of Diplomatic Security in the 2009 DS Year In Review, now available online.	View the "Diplomatic Security Pictorial History," a collection of photos depicting key moments and people in DS's history.	Read the 2009 edition of Diplomatic Security's Political Violence Against Americans.