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The Secret Service is tasked with ensuring the safety of the president of the United States, the vice president of the United States, the president-elect of the United States, the vice president-elect of the United States, and their immediate families; former presidents, their spouses and their children under the age of 16; those in the presidential line of succession, major presidential and ...
District of Columbia (1 Office) - In addition to the field office in D.C., the Secret Service is headquartered in the city, which is the capital of the United States. Florida (7 Offices) Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee, Tampa, West Palm Beach; Georgia (3 Offices) Albany, Atlanta, Savannah; Guam (1 Office) Hawaii (1 Office ...
Ronald L. Rowe Jr. is an American law enforcement officer who is currently serving as the acting director of the United States Secret Service.Rowe was appointed to the position after former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned in 2024, amidst intense criticism of the Secret Service following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle says “the buck stops with me” as questions have swirled about the agency’s security preparations following the assassination attempt on former ...
In 1865, the United States Secret Service was founded as a branch of the U.S. Treasury. Originally, the Secret Service's mission was to combat the counterfeiting of U.S. currency.
The United States Secret Service Uniformed Division (USSS UD) is the federal police force of the U.S. Secret Service, similar to the U.S. Capitol Police or DHS Federal Protective Service. It is in charge of protecting the physical White House grounds and foreign diplomatic missions in the District of Columbia area.
Ronald Rowe Jr., acting director of the US Secret Service, speaks to journalists at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, DC, on September 20, 2024.
The Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. [1] [2] The service is mandated by the U.S. Congress to carry out a unique dual mission: safeguarding the financial and critical infrastructure of the United States, and protecting the nation's leaders. [3] [4] [1]