The Foreign Service Journal, March 2017

42 MARCH 2017 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL national-level and operational security programs to protect U.S. government personnel assigned abroad; direct counsel to U.S. policymakers; and other initiatives and programs, DS has matured into one of the nation’s premier law enforcement agencies and a recognized leader in overseas security opera- tions. DS will continue to faithfully protect U.S. citizens and interests at home and abroad for many generations to come, upholding the same tradition of vigilance it has so admirably demonstrated over the past century. n DS agents and police work to protect diplomacy at the 2016 U.N. General Assembly in New York City. DEPARTMENTOFSTATE role in enabling and protecting our national interests overseas. DS personnel will always be proudmembers of the Foreign Service, and will continue to provide a safe and secure environ- ment for the conduct of U.S. diplomacy. Yet as the law enforcement instrument continues to develop andmature, so will DS. The over- all DS mission now also includes helping protect the homeland. Through its global network of personnel, including dedi- cated criminal investigators; worldwide partnership with the U.S. private sector; support for U.S. counterterrorism efforts; The overall DS mission now also includes helping protect the homeland.