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CATEGORIES:Museums and Exhibitions
CREATED:20181001T195221
SUMMARY:Opening Ceremony and Recepion for "100 Years of Diplomatic Couriers‚ None Swifter than" Exhibit  
LOCATION:1085
DESCRIPTION:U.S Department of State Diplomatic Courier Service Historical ExhibitionThe
  Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State, is hosting an ope
 ning ceremony and reception for the exhibition,"100 Years of Diplomatic Cou
 riers‚ None Swifter than These" at the U.S. Department of State, Diplomacy 
 Center Pavilion, November 7, 2018, 1-2:30 pm.\nThe event commemorates the 1
 00th anniversary of the founding of the Department of State Diplomatic Cour
 ier Service. The anniversary symbolizes U.S. ascent to global leadership in
  the wake of World War I. After the Armistice, the Department assigned a gr
 oup of handpicked U.S. Army messengers to U.S. Embassy Paris to support the
  peace negotiations that led to the Treaty of Versailles. These couriers ha
 nd carried diplomatic pouches across war-torn Europe and into Bolshevik Rus
 sia, providing crucial support to U.S. diplomacy. Very prominent in this hi
 story are the strong ties between the U.S. military and the State Departmen
 t.\nInvited guests include senior government and military officials, repres
 entatives of non-governmental organizations relating to WWI and courier his
 tory, representatives of U.S.-based foreign embassies with courier hubs in 
 their countries, education officials, and members of academia. It is antici
 pated that 125 guests will attend. The ceremony includes a short program wi
 th brief remarks.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h1>U.S Department of State Diplomatic Courier Service Historical Exhibitio
 n</h1><p>The Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State, is ho
 sting an opening ceremony and reception for the exhibition,"100 Years of Di
 plomatic Couriers‚ None Swifter than These" at the U.S. Department of State
 , Diplomacy Center Pavilion, November 7, 2018, 1-2:30 pm.</p><p>The event c
 ommemorates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Department of Stat
 e Diplomatic Courier Service. The anniversary symbolizes U.S. ascent to glo
 bal leadership in the wake of World War I. After the Armistice, the Departm
 ent assigned a group of handpicked U.S. Army messengers to U.S. Embassy Par
 is to support the peace negotiations that led to the Treaty of Versailles. 
 These couriers hand carried diplomatic pouches across war-torn Europe and i
 nto Bolshevik Russia, providing crucial support to U.S. diplomacy. Very pro
 minent in this history are the strong ties between the U.S. military and th
 e State Department.</p><p>Invited guests include senior government and mili
 tary officials, representatives of non-governmental organizations relating 
 to WWI and courier history, representatives of U.S.-based foreign embassies
  with courier hubs in their countries, education officials, and members of 
 academia. It is anticipated that 125 guests will attend. The ceremony inclu
 des a short program with brief remarks.</p>
CONTACT:WeinerE@state.gov
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