A uniformed security guard keeps watch at the main entrance to the Harry S Truman Building, the headquarters of the @statedept in Washington, D.C.
The State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment for the conduct of U.S. foreign policy. In the United States, Diplomatic Security personnel protect State Department facilities as well as the Secretary of State and high-ranking foreign dignitaries and officials visiting the country. Diplomatic Security also plays a vital role in protecting U.S. diplomatic missions and their personnel overseas, securing critical information systems, investigating passport and visa fraud, and fighting terrorism. Diplomatic Security ensures that America can conduct diplomacy safely and securely. #AmericanHeroesWeek