Items Tagged with 'diplomatic security'

Ellen Tannor, new Executive Director at the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), tells Security about her journey into security and diplomacy, the ambitions she has for OSAC and its growth, advice for advancing security careers and more! 

Meet the United States Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) – a federal agency that can serve as an exemplar model on how to interface with public safety responders, domestically or abroad.

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. 

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.