Joseph Nye’s Special Agent Credentials

Washington, D.C. 1920

Issued to Joseph M. Nye, March 26, 1920. The first Chief Special Agent for the State Department was Joseph Nye, a former Secret Service agent. Nye had a distinguished tenure and stepped down in May 1920. The State Department's Office of Security later became the Bureau of Diplomatic Security.

  • Source/Credit: Gift of Ann D. and Henry B. Merritt Family
  • Catalog Number: 2017.0010.01
  • Created: 1920
  • Acquired: 2017

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