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A diplomatic courier is a U.S. government official who is trained and credentialed by the Secretary of State to accompany classified materials across international borders.
A diplomatic courier is an official who secures and transports diplomatic bags. Countries have utilized diplomatic couriers to handle important documents, artifacts and supplies between different countries since the 12th century.
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.
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Diplomatic Courier As a Foreign Service Diplomatic Courier in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security Services (DSS) with the U.S. Department of State, you assist in worldwide security programs that provide secure transportation services for Department of State classified diplomatic pouches.
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Nov 1, 2018 · Like a modern-day Pony Express, diplomatic couriers are tasked with safely and securely delivering our nation’s most sensitive documents and materials to 275 U.S. Department of State locations around the world.
Sep 1, 2018 · The little-known Diplomatic Courier Service works like your interoffice mail system, but on a planetary scale, with complex protocols to ensure the safe transport of classified material by...
Oct 30, 2018 · Today, diplomatic couriers spend tens of thousands of hours annually delivering tens of millions of pounds of classified material by air, sea, and land to more than 275 U.S. diplomatic missions around the world.
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Nov 1, 2018 · On July 10, 1776, four days after the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress commissions 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.
Nov 1, 2018 · For several decades until the early 1990s, all State Department diplomatic couriers operated out of just three hubs: Washington, D.C., Frankfurt and Bangkok. As a result, trips to posts lasted days, often weeks, and the cost of travel and temporary duty assignments could run high.
