KEY FACTS:

• Must be approved by the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Undersecretary or Program Secretarial Officer or their designee prior to the visit.
• A visit can be up to 30 days; an assignment is more than 30 days.

PROCESSING REQUIRED BY YOUR HEADQUARTERS SECURITY OFFICER (HSO):

• Security plans are developed and required reviews are completed.
• Visit/Visitor data is entered into the Foreign Access Central Tracking System (FACTS).
• Escorts know their escorting responsibilities.
• Hosts are U. S. citizens and know their hosting responsibilities.

HIGH-LEVEL PROTOCOL VISITS:

• This is a visit to the Secretary, Deputy or Undersecretaries, or Program Secretarial Officers.
• Limited to diplomats or senior foreign government officials.
• Requires a request memorandum to be submitted to the Office of Headquarters Security Operations prior to the visit (Room 1G-042 or fax to 6-7952).
• Must be approved in the FACTS the day of the visit.

EMERGENCY VISITS TO THE PRINCIPALS:

Contact a Protective Force Officer who will notify the Office of Headquarters Physical Protection Team at 202-586-8075. Your HSO must ensure input of the appropriate information into FACTS the next business day.

After normal business hours Protective Force contact numbers:
     Forrestal: 202-586-6900
     Germantown: 301-903-2403