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Following the tragedy the Secret Service was authorized to protect the President of the United States. In 1906, Congress passed legislation and funds for the Secret Service to provide presidential protection. Over the years the number of our protectees and the scope of the protective mission has expanded in response to the evolving threat environment.</p> </div> </section> <section class="usa-graphic-list usa-section grid-container fullscreen"> <div class="page-wrap"> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-lg"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"><img alt="As part of our mission of preventing an incident before it occurs, we rely on meticulous advance work and threat assessments to identify potential risks to protectees." class="usa-media-block__img align-left" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="36cf7051-73d9-4e02-a572-dc5792b1b013" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/8-l.jpg" width="4452" height="1725" loading="lazy"> <h3>Advanced Countermeasures</h3> <p>Using advanced countermeasures, we deter, minimize and decisively respond to identified threats and vulnerabilities.</p> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"><img alt="Our protection includes airspace security, counter-surveillance, medical emergency response, hazardous agent mitigation and magnetometer capabilities." class="usa-media-block__img align-left" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="7ea53e78-fa05-4bbc-85d7-58582fb5bc88" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/4-l.jpg" width="2000" height="775" loading="lazy"> <h3>Total Environment</h3> <p>Our total protective environment includes airspace security, counter-surveillance, medical emergency response, hazardous agent mitigation and magnetometer capabilities.</p> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"><img alt="Our protective mission demands we be ready to protect those entrusted in our care anytime, anywhere." class="usa-media-block__img align-left" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="2862b913-0954-44fb-bce0-e47da9621613" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/11-c.jpg" width="2965" height="1149" loading="lazy"> <h3>Specialized Resources</h3> <p>Our specialized resources provide protection from threats, including chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials and explosive devices.</p> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"><img alt="Our investigative and multi-media, 3-D modeling capability capability expertise supports our protective mission, as well as our mission to safeguard U.S. financial infrastructure." class="usa-media-block__img" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="933c4304-dced-42f8-af23-e6dc38d7e306" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/6-r.jpg" width="2909" height="1127" loading="lazy"> <h3>Protective Intelligence</h3> <p>We rely on meticulous advance work and threat assessments to identify potential risks to protectees. Our protective work starts long before our physical presence.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="usa-section grid-container bg-blue stat-section fullscreen"> <div class="page-wrap"> <div class="stat-section-inner page-wrap"> <div class="grid-row grid-gap"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-5 text-center"> <h2 class="font-heading-l text-center">Impact of Our Protective Mission</h2> <hr class="mission"> <p class="subscript">*For Fiscal Year 2022</p> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col-7"> <div class="stat-container"> <div class="stat"> <p class="statnumber">35</p> <p class="fontawesome-icon-inline"><i class="fas fa-user-tie"></i> </p> </div> <p class="stat-details">Number of protectees</p> </div> <div class="stat-container"> <div class="stat"> <p class="statnumber">1,756</p> <p class="fontawesome-icon-inline"><i class="fas fa-globe-americas"></i> </p> </div> <p class="stat-details">Number of foreign visits by protectees </p> </div> <div class="stat-container"> <div class="stat"> <p class="statnumber">2.5M</p> <p class="fontawesome-icon-inline"><i class="fas fa-envelope"></i> </p> </div> <p class="stat-details">Pieces of mail we screened at our White House Mail Screening Facility</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="usa-section grid-container protection page-wrap"> <div class="grid-row grid-gap ss-text-left"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-6"> <h2 class="font-heading-xl text-center">Protecting Leaders</h2> <img alt="USSS Stars" class="usss-hr-center" src="/profiles/usssd8_gov/themes/custom/af1/img/usss-hr-star-y.png"> <p class="usss-text-left">Since our protective mission began in 1901, our jurisdiction has expanded to meet the needs of an evolving security environment. Learn who we protect.</p> <div class="button-container"><a class="usa-button" href="/protection/leaders">Learn More</a></div> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col-6"><img alt="Since our protective mission began in 1901, our jurisdiction has expanded to meet the needs of an evolving security environment. " data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9b929de6-b64a-438b-9fc6-85369147b40a" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/dsc_3445.jpg" width="1500" height="1000" loading="lazy"></div> </div> </section> <section class="usa-section grid-container investigations page-wrap"> <div class="page-wrap"> <div class="grid-row grid-gap ss-text-right"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-6"><img alt="We ensure the security of key facilities in support of our total protective mission, including locations where the nation's highest elected leaders live and work, as well as the foreign diplomatic missions around Washington, D.C. " data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d35e74f9-bc53-4d95-8def-1d75c3ea0b3a" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/cs_2.jpg" width="6204" height="4136" loading="lazy"></div> <div class="tablet:grid-col-6"> <h2 class="font-heading-xl text-center">Safeguarding Places</h2> <img alt="USSS Stars" class="usss-hr-center" src="/profiles/usssd8_gov/themes/custom/af1/img/usss-hr-star-y.png"> <p class="usss-text-left">We protect key locations where the nation's highest elected leaders live and work, as well as the foreign diplomatic missions located around Washington, D.C.</p> <div class="button-container"><a class="usa-button" href="/protection/places">Learn More</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="usa-section grid-container protection page-wrap"> <div class="page-wrap"> <div class="grid-row grid-gap ss-text-left"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-6"> <h2 class="font-heading-xl text-center">Securing Events</h2> <img alt="USSS Stars" class="usss-hr-center" src="/profiles/usssd8_gov/themes/custom/af1/img/usss-hr-star-y.png"> <p class="usss-text-left">We secure events of national security importance, such as the State of the Union address each year, or the presidential inauguration for each new presidential term.</p> <div class="button-container"><a class="usa-button" href="/protection/events">Learn More</a></div> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col-6"><br> <img alt="We secure events of national security importance, such as the State of the Union address each year, or the presidential inauguration for each new presidential term." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9977302e-a54c-470f-972f-9a7a1cd66403" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/87145096.jpg" width="1024" height="683" loading="lazy"></div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="usa-section grid-container stat-section fullscreen y-b-bg"> <div class="page-wrap"> <div class="stat-section-inner page-wrap"> <div class="grid-row grid-gap"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-5 text-center stat-yellow"> <h2 class="font-heading-l center-me">Our Commitment<br> to Public Safety</h2> <hr class="mission-yellow"></div> <div class="tablet:grid-col-7 bg-blue stat-yb"> <p class="stat-details">We are uniquely positioned to share our protective expertise with law enforcement, community and school safety partners to help prevent targeted violence in public and in schools for a safer America.</p> <div class="button-container"><a class="usa-button usa-button-y" href="/protection/threat-assessment">Learn more</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="usa-section grid-container three-cards-container news-three-cards"> <div class="page-wrap"> <div class="grid-row grid-gap"> <h1>National Threat Assessment Center Resources</h1> <div class="cards-3"> <div class="cards-bottom card-1 tablet:grid-col"> <h3>Protecting America's Schools</h3> <hr> <p class="card-summary">U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Targeted School Violence</p> <div 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