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SECRET SERVICE HISTORY - TODAY
Timeline | Beginnings | Expansion | Today
The Secret Service has approximately 5,000 employees. The Secret Service has field offices
located throughout the continental U.S.; in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico; and liaison
offices in Paris, France; London, England; Bonn, Germany; Rome and Milan, Italy; Hong Kong,
China; Ottawa, Montreal and Vancouver, Canada; Nicosia, Cyprus; Bogota, Colombia; Manila,
Philippines; and Bangkok, Thailand.
The Secret Service has more than 2,100 special agents who are rotated throughout their
careers between investigative and permanent protective assignments. Agents assigned to
investigative duties in the Service's field offices also serve as a source of additional
manpower for temporary protective details, such as those for candidates or visiting
foreign dignitaries.
The Secret Service also has approximately 1,200 officers in the Uniformed Division. Today,
Uniformed Division officers provide security at the White House, the Vice President's residence,
buildings in which Presidential offices are located, the U.S. Treasury Building and the
Treasury Annex, foreign diplomatic missions in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area,
and foreign diplomatic establishments in other parts of the United States as the President
may direct.
Numerous specialists in a wide variety of occupations contribute their expertise to the
Secret Service's investigative and protective missions. They include security specialists,
electronics engineers, communications technicians, research psychologists, computer experts,
armorers, intelligence analysts, polygraph examiners, forensic experts, and professionals
in many other fields.
The Secret Service and You
The Secret Service relies heavily on the support of outside organizations and individuals.
Federal, state, county, and local law enforcement organizations are valued partners of
the Secret Service in every phase of its investigative and protective operations.
Citizens also assist the Secret Service in various ways by: learning about counterfeiting
and fraud; taking steps to protect themselves from these crimes; and by reporting any
suspicious occurrences to their local police or Secret Service office. The support of
all Americans helps the Secret Service succeed in its dual investigative and protective missions.
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