United States Secret Service

United States Secret Service
United States Secret Service
	Seal of the U.S Secret Service
	Secret Service special agent badge
	U.S. Secret Service flag
Common name	Secret Service
Abbreviation	USSS
Agency overview
Formed	July 5, 1865
Employees	8,300+ (2024)
Annual budget	US$3.2 billion (2025)
Operational structure
Headquarters	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Agency executives	Kimberly Cheatle, Director; Ronald L. Rowe, Jr., Deputy Director;
Parent agency	U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2003–present); U.S. Department of the Treasury (1865–2003)
Facilities
Field and resident offices	116
Overseas offices	20
Website
	secretservice.gov

The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security charged with conducting criminal investigations and protecting U.S. political leaders, their families, and visiting heads of state or government.^[3] The Secret Service was, until 2003, part of the Department of the Treasury, due to their initial mandate of combatting counterfeiting of U.S. currency.^[4] President Abraham Lincoln founded the agency on April 14, 1865, hours before he was assassinated.^[5] The agency has protected U.S. presidents and presidential candidates since 1901.^[6]

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