In 1998, at the U.S. Embassy in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, a crash-rated, moveable barricade prevented the attacker’s vehicle from entering the rear compound of the building and, thus, reduced the loss of lives and damage to the facility.
Removal of security roadblocks, freezes on duty-free alcohol and food, and investigations into the pay of Indian staff at U.S. embassies are affecting U.S. diplomats abroad as Indian officials retaliate after an Indian diplomat was detained and searched in New York.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton asserts that 85 percent of the 29 recommendations for stronger embassy security are on track to be finished by March.
Eric Boswell and two other officials have resigned today following the release of a damning report on the state of security at the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya.
Misplaced trust in local militias and inadequate fire and physical protections are to blame for the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi that killed four Americans, according to an investigative panel.
The second day in Kabul for the OSAC private sector traveling delegation included a tour of the embassy and discussions with U.S. Army General Kenneth Dahl.
As the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) continues to travel around the world, this report from Boeing VP and CSO Dave Komendat details how he and a group of delegates arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan.