Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§4866 Security training for personnel assigned to a high risk, high threat post

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 58— - DIPLOMATIC SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - DIPLOMATIC SECURITY PROGRAM › § 4866

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

People permanently assigned or on long-term temporary duty at a high risk, high threat post must get mandatory security training to help them live and work safely there. The training builds basic safety skills and may cover recognizing and responding to terrorist attacks (including complex attacks), surveillance detection, emergency medical care, spotting improvised explosive devices, basic firearms familiarization, and defensive driving. The rule took effect December 16, 2016. Complex attack — an attack by multiple hostile forces using more than one type of weapon. High risk, high threat post — defined in section 4803.

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Title 22, §4866

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(a)Individuals assigned permanently to or who are in long-term temporary duty status as designated by the Secretary of State at a high risk, high threat post shall receive security training described in subsection (b) on a mandatory basis in order to prepare such individuals for living and working at such posts.

(b)Security training referred to in subsection (a)—

(1)is training to improve basic knowledge and skills; and

(2)may include—

(A)an ability to recognize, avoid, and respond to potential terrorist situations, including a complex attack;

(B)conducting surveillance detection;

(C)providing emergency medical care;

(D)ability to detect the presence of improvised explosive devices;

(E)minimal firearms familiarization; and

(F)defensive driving maneuvers.

(c)The requirements of this section shall take effect upon December 16, 2016.

(d)In this section and section 4867 of this title:

(1)The term “complex attack” has the meaning given such term by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as follows: “An attack conducted by multiple hostile elements which employ at least two distinct classes of weapon systems (i.e., indirect fire and direct fire, improvised explosive devices, and surface to air fire).”.

(2)The term “high risk, high threat post” has the meaning given such term in section 4803 of this title.

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22 U.S.C. § 4866

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73