The law enforcement and security arm of the State Department is the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), which protects people, property, and information at 275 embassies, consulates, and smaller posts around the world. Watch Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tour the DSS training facility and talks about the important work of our Diplomatic Security Service special agents around the world.

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The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service and U.S. Agency for International Development.

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