Diplomatic Security Service

Up to $84,000 in academic funding over two years. A path to a career protecting diplomacy. @ClarkeDSFellows offers up to $24,000 per academic year for tuition and up to $18,000 annually for living costs and other covered academic expenses. That support is available for the final two years of an eligible full-time bachelor’s degree program or a two-year full-time master’s program. Fellows also receive professional experience and mentoring as they prepare for careers as DSS special agents in the Foreign Service. Applications close November 30. Explore the benefits and eligibility requirements: clarkedsfellowship.org/ #DSS #ClarkeDSFellowship

Child traffickers held accountable. DSS worked with @USEmbassyBenin, @HSIChicago, @DOLOIG and @NDILnews to help deliver justice for two child labor trafficking victims from Benin. The convictions and sentences totaling 23 years in prison have now been upheld on appeal. Read more: state.gov/diplomatic-securit…

Planning to enter your junior year in fall 2027? There’s a new way to pursue a DSS career. The @ClarkeDSFellows now offers academic funding for the final two years of an eligible full-time bachelor’s degree program, alongside its master’s degree option. Undergraduate applicants must be on track to complete four full-time semesters as a fellow, beginning in fall 2027, and graduate in spring 2029. The fellowship combines academic support with summer practicums and mentoring to help students prepare for careers as DSS special agents. See the full eligibility requirements and apply by November 30: clarkedsfellowship.org/ #DSS #ClarkeDSFellowship

Ready to put your education to work protecting diplomacy? Applications are now open for the 2027 William D. Clarke, Sr. Diplomatic Security Fellowship, a U.S. Department of State program that prepares eligible students for careers as Diplomatic Security Service special agents in the Foreign Service. This year, the fellowship supports the final two years of an eligible full-time bachelor’s degree program or a two-year full-time master’s program. Fellows receive academic funding and gain experience through summer practicums in Washington, D.C., and overseas. Review the requirements and apply by November 30, 2026: clarkedsfellowship.org/ #DSS #ClarkeDSFellowship

DSS agents put in work around the world, and Memphis is getting that same focus. As the Memphis Safe Task Force marks its first year, here’s a look at what @StateDept @StateDeptDSS agents have brought to the fight - working alongside our law enforcement partners to pursue violent offenders, seize dangerous weapons, and combat crime in Memphis. The pressure stays on. #DSS

The world showed up. So did we. 🔥 DSS personnel and our law enforcement partners are closing out UNGA with the same focus that brought us here: Protect diplomats. Keep diplomacy moving. Roll the tape. #DSS #UNGA

That’s our team on the ground at UNGA! 🫡

Always awesome to train alongside our colleagues at @ATFHQ! 🇺🇸

The 81st UN General Assembly. Let’s go to work. On the streets and behind the scenes, Diplomatic Security Service personnel work alongside our law enforcement partners to protect world leaders and keep diplomacy moving. The world comes together. We make sure it can. #DSS #UNGA