Foreign Emergency Support Team

Foreign Emergency Support Team

Agency overview
Formed	1986 (1986)
Type	Interagency Task Force
Headquarters	Harry S. Truman Building, Washington, D.C.
Parent department	U.S. Department of State
Parent agency	Bureau of Diplomatic Security
Website	https://www.state.gov/foreign-emergency-support-team/

The Foreign Emergency Support Team (FEST) is an interagency task force of the United States government, tasked with on-call short-notice responses to terrorist incidents across the world. It consists of personnel from military, intelligence, and diplomatic agencies, as well as other departments when required.