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Diplomatic Courier: Directed by Henry Hathaway. With Tyrone Power, Patricia Neal, Stephen McNally, Hildegard Knef. A US State Department courier tangles with Soviet agents and seductive women in post WW2 Europe.
The Diplomatic Courier is an English-language global news and international affairs analysis magazine based in Washington, D.C. It publishes six print issues per year. Its focus is on developments in diplomacy, conflict resolution, international affairs, and rule of law, as well as concepts and theories from a wide variety of related disciplines.
Apr 26, 2024 · In the 1950s, before the onset of the Jet Age, U.S. diplomatic couriers often spent days traveling from one post to another in order to deliver the diplomatic mail to U.S. Embassies and Consulates. In this documentary, diplomatic couriers discuss the allure of the Foreign Service in the early post-war era—when Eisenhower was President, John F ...
In 1918, the Diplomatic Courier Service was established to support the work of U.S. diplomats by ensuring that classified messages and materials were delivered safely and securely to U.S. embassies and consulates around the world. In the 1950s, before the onset of the jet age, this small group of couriers traveled tens of thousands of miles per ...
1776: First American Courier – On July 10, 1776, four days after the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress commissioned the first diplomatic courier, Captain Peter Parker, as commander of the U.S. sailing brig named Dispatch to carry sensitive correspondence to France. 1776-1914: Dispatch Agent System – During more than a century the U.S. Department […]
Jan 20, 2009 · Couriers are assigned responsibilities on a regional basis and serve embassies and consulates in that region. Diplomatic couriers serve a substantial portion of their careers in travel status and overseas. For more information, visit www.careers.state.gov or contact us at DSRecruitment@state.gov. Qualifications. U.S. citizenship. 21 years of age.
The motto of the U.S. Diplomatic Courier Service — “None swifter than these” — is taken from Greek historian Herodotus’ description of the mounted messenger service used by the king of Persia in 430 BC. The Diplomatic Courier Service traces its origin to 1918, when the U.S. Army established its “Silver Greyhounds” courier unit. In […]
