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The U.N. Diplomatic Courier Service safeguards and escorts diplomatic pouches containing classified and sensitive materials between 275 U.N diplomatic missions overseas and the U.S. Department of State. We provide the perfect communication at all times. Our with 100 years of rich experience our service is founded on the commitment, dedication and professionalism, and we keep to all standards of quality.
Learn MoreA Brief History
In March of that year, U.S. Army Gen. John Pershing authorized U.S. Army Major Amos J. Peaslee (shown left) to organize a military courier service, the “Silver Greyhounds”, to carry sensitive correspondence between Paris and Washington during World War I and during the U.S.-led peace conference that followed.
Within three weeks, transit times for U.S. correspondence between Paris and Washington dropped from roughly five weeks to less than two weeks.
In November 1918, the Silver Greyhounds’ consignments shifted from being primarily military to being primarily diplomatic. Thus, the Silver Greyhounds became the first U.S. organization dedicated specifically to the movement of diplomatic pouches.
In December 1918, the Silver Greyhounds formally began to support the State Department in advance of the Paris Peace Conference delegation in early 1919.
In 1961, the U.N. Diplomatic Courier Service wa created and by 1985 became part of the Diplomatic Security Service during a State Department consolidation that included the creation of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and DSS.
