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What is the Diplomatic Security Service?

The Diplomatic Security Service is the law enforcement and security arm of the U.S. Department of State. DSS bears the core responsibility for providing a safe and secure environment for the conduct of U.S. diplomacy and for conducting visa and passport fraud investigations around the world. DSS is the most widely represented U.S. law enforcement and security organization in the world, protecting people, property, and information at 275 State Department locations around the globe.

DSS is a leader in mitigating terrorist threats to U.S. personnel and facilities, mounting international investigations, and generating innovations in cybersecurity and physical security engineering. The Diplomatic Security Service conducts day-to-day law enforcement and security operations within the Bureau of Diplomatic Security.

The DSS family includes special agents, security engineering officers, security technical specialists, diplomatic couriers, security protective specialists, uniformed protective officers, civil servants, contractors, locally engaged security professionals, U.S. Marine Security Guards, and a contingent of U.S. Navy Seabees.

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The Flickr account will be used for the dissemination of images related to the work that the Bureau of Diplomatic Security performs. Due to the nature that the work DSS conducts, on occasion, images may have incidental information (computer screens, license plates, personally identifiable information, etc.) pixelated to ensure the safety and security of personnel and operations.