Special Program for Embassy Augmentation and Response
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The Special Program for Embassy Augmentation and Response (SPEAR) is an antiterrorism and policing force in select regions around the world, designed to respond to Crises and threats to US diplomats as well as US embassies and diplomatic missions. Law enforcement personnel from host nations are chosen to be members of SPEAR and are trained by the Diplomatic Security Service's (DSS) Office of Antiterrorism and Assistance (ATA)[1]
Funding
SPEAR is funded by the Office of Antiterrorism and Assistance, and as of 2019 SPEAR has received approximately 33.7 million dollars.
Participating SPEAR Nations
- Burkina Faso
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Nigeria
- South Sudan
- Tunisia
Training
SPEAR Deployments
Kenya
References
- ^ "Special Program for Embassy Augmentation Response (SPEAR)". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-05-07.