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The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) is the principal law enforcement and security agency of the United States Department of State (DOS). [1] [2] As the operational division of DOS Bureau of Diplomatic Security, its primary mission is to provide security to protect diplomatic assets, personnel, and information, and combat transnational crimes connected to visa and passport fraud.
Map of U.S. Foreign Service posts (2003) The United States Foreign Service is the primary personnel system used by the diplomatic service of the United States federal government, under the aegis of the United States Department of State. It consists of over 13,000 professionals [ 3] carrying out the foreign policy of the United States and aiding ...
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of State by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of August 2, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 42 nominees have been confirmed, 15 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 4 positions do not have nominees, and 20 appointments have been made to positions ...
United States Department of State. / 38.89417°N 77.04833°W / 38.89417; -77.04833. The United States Department of State ( DOS ), [ 3] or simply the State Department, [ 4] is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs ...
U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second most active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).
Foreign Service officer. A Foreign Service officer ( FSO) is a commissioned member of the United States Foreign Service. FSOs formulate and implement the foreign policy of the United States. They spend most of their careers overseas as members of U.S. embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic missions, though some receive assignments to serve ...
Harvard University ( MPA) Georgetown University ( MS) Victor Manuel Rocha (born October 23, 1950) [1] is a former American diplomat and United States Ambassador to Bolivia. Rocha was arrested by federal officials in December 2023 and admitted to acting as an illegal agent of Cuba for 40 years. He was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.
From 5 U.S.C. § 2103: (a) For the purpose of this title, the excepted service consists of those civil service positions which are not in the competitive service or the Senior Executive Service . (b) As used in other Acts of the United States Congress, “unclassified civil service” or “unclassified service” means the “excepted service”.