History of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the United States Department of State
By: [Mark Hove]
Contributors: United States. Dept. of State. Bureau of Diplomatic Security; Global Publishing Solutions (U.S.); United States. Dept. of State. Office of the Historian
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security; Global Publishing Solutions
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 441
Subjects: United States. Dept. of State. Office of the Chief Special Agent; American Diplomatic and consular service; Embassy buildings; United States. Dept. of State. Bureau of Diplomatic Security; United States; United States. Dept. of State. Office of Security; United States. Dept. of State. Division of Security; Security measures; United States. Dept. of State; United States. Dept. of State. Security Office; History
Description: The new Diplomatic Security history, professionally researched and written by the State Department Historian's office, is an authoritative reference source and an archival record of the many critical duties, milestone events, prominent personalities, and worldwide locations with which DS has been associated over the past century. The first comprehensive, detailed history ever prepared, it is dedicated to the men and women who have served the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and its predecessors--the Office of Security (SY) and the Office of the Chief Special Agent of the U.S. Department of State--from the inception in 1916 up to the present. A Table of Contents and a master Index make the book easy to search for specific information purposes.--Publisher description.
Notes: "Mark Hove is the author of this book, other than the Epilogue."--P. xiv.

"Printed October 2011"--T.p verso.

Format not distributed to depository libraries.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: Leadership List and Service Badges; title: Preface: Defining Diplomatic Security; title: Introduction: The Foundations of Diplomatic Security; title: Chapter 1. Special Agents, Special Threats: Creating the Office of the Chief Special Agent, 1914-1933; title: Chapter 2. The Vital Function: World War II and Diplomatic Security; title: Chapter 3. Creating a Security Office: Robert L. Bannerman and Cold War, 1945-1950; title: Chapter 4. McCarthyism and Cold War: Diplomatic Security in the 1950s; title: Chapter 5. Spies, Leaks, Bugs, and Diplomats: Diplomatic Security in the 1960s; title: Chapter 6. The Great Transformation: Terrorism and Diplomatic Security, 1967-1978; title: Chapter 7. Accelerating Transformation: Enhancing Security, 1979-1985; title: Chapter 8. All Under One Roof: A Bureau for Diplomatic Security, 1986-1992; title: Chapter 9. A Blueprint for Security: DS, Terrorism, and the Post-Cold War, 1992-2000; title: Epilogue: New Millennium, New Challenges, New Responsibilities, 2001-2010; title: Conclusion: A Monumental But Essential Task; title: Appendix: Statement by the White House on the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986: September 19, 1986; title: Public Law 99-399: Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (excerpt); title: Index.