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has claimed sole responsibility for catching Rivera, it was the DSS agents assigned to a protective detail for United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Lammy who stopped Rivera and held him until NYPD officers arrived. The agents also provided emergency aid to a 36-year-old victim of the attacker, who later died in the hospital.
Unfortunately, however, sources say that the courage of the generally early career stage agents responsible has gone unnoticed by DSS leadership. No supervisors attended the scene, and no public recognition of the agents involved was provided by DSS or the State Department.
Second, this example of DSS leadership’s disinterest for the welfare of lower-ranking agents is only the tip of the iceberg. As the, senior leaders such as Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security Gentry Smith and DSS Director Carlos Matus have preferred to take junket trips to Las Vegas and divert resources to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives before the welfare and efficacy of their organization.
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