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	7,000+ (2019)
Annual budget	US$2.23 billion (2019)
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
	www.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] Until 2003, the Secret Service was part of the Department of the Treasury, as the agency was founded in 1865 to combat the then-widespread counterfeiting of U.S. currency.^[4] President Abraham Lincoln signed the legislation on April 14, 1865, just a few hours before he was assassinated.^[5] In 1901, the Secret Service was also assigned to presidential protection duties.^[6]

^ ^a ^b "DHS / Secret Service FY 2019 2nd Budget" (PDF). dhs.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Leadership". secretservice.gov. September 22, 2022. Archived from the original on May 14, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
^ Resse, Shawn (April 16, 2012). "The U.S. Secret Service: An Examination and Analysis of Its Evolving Missions" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
^ "Secret Service Fast Facts". CNN. May 3, 2019. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
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^ BBC History Revealed magazine (June 2023). p. 55.