Assisting those who provide
a safe platform for American diplomacy
Established in 1995, the Diplomatic Security Foundation (DSF) provides timely financial support and charitable contributions to members, and their immediate family, of the US Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security and colleagues in the law enforcement and US foreign affairs community.
Spring DSF Luncheon
Registration is now open for the spring DSF Luncheon. The event will be Thursday, March 27th at the Arlington Knights of Columbus. Open to current, former, retired DS employees or anyone with an interest in DS (contractors, friends, etc). Visit the Luncheon page to register now.
34th Annual DSF Charity Golf Outing
Registration for the 2025 event is now open. The Outing will be at the Lansdowne Resort on Monday, June 2, 2025. Visit our Golf Page for more info and visit our Sponsor Page to see all our wonderful sponsors. Sponsorship opportunities range from $150 all the way up to $25K. Register now to add your company or name to the list! Thanks to all our golfers and sponsors from last year, the 2024 event raised $210,000 for DSF! Visit the 2024 Recap page for a recap and photos from the event.
DSF SCHOLARSHIP 2025
Applications are now being accepted for the 19th Annual DSF Scholarship. Open to graduating HS seniors planning on attending university, community college or technical school. Visit Scholarship page for more info.
DSF BOARD ELECTIONS
We’re pleased to announce the newest members of the DSF Board: Welcome to Eddie Salazar and Josh Ellwein. Josh is the Officer-in-Charge, Engineering Security Center, U.S. Consulate, Dubai, UAE. Eddie is a retired DS Diplomatic Courier and currently works as a PSC for OBO’s Office of Special Projects Coordination (SPC). We say farewell to two outstanding board members who have retired. Special thanks to Doug Allison and Jeff Bozworth for sharing your wisdom and expertise with us, you will be missed.
LATEST GRANTS
Visit our Grants page for a list of all our recent grants, and then visit our Donate page and make a gift so that we can continue to provide for those in our world-wide DS family.
