U.S. Secret Service Makes Announcement On President Jimmy Carter

The U.S. Secret Service formally announced in a press release on Friday morning that it had ended its physical protection of President Jimmy Carter.

The Secret Service said in a statement, “The USS Secret Service detail for President Carter has concluded its services.”

The Secret Service added, “It was an honor and a privilege to serve former President Jimmy Carter.”

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Final chapter: U.S. Secret Service formally ends its physical protection of President Carter this morning after an agency record of 49 years and two months of service. pic.twitter.com/NjKyPBoOPv

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Per The Hill:

The Secret Service is officially ending its safeguarding of former President Carter, who the agency says has the distinction of being its longest-serving protectee.
The federal law enforcement agency ceased protection for Carter as of Friday, the Secret Service said.

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“It was an honor and a privilege to serve former President Jimmy Carter,” the Secret Service said in a statement to ITK.Carter died last month at age 100.

The Secret Service protected Carter for more than 48 years after he first became a presidential candidate in the 1976 White House race.

Carter had “a lasting impression on everyone at the Secret Service but especially his detail who were inspired by his public service, compassion and incredible dedication to humanity,” Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement first reported by NBC News.

The Secret Service officially ends protection of Jimmy Carter following burial https://t.co/gO9Im9BhHI

— The Hill (@thehill) January 10, 2025