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Secret Service Paris Office

Description

The Secret Service Paris Office deploys rotating backup agents to supplement primary on-site teams, such as the 14-person detail protecting Zoey Bartlet. These agents bring superior familiarity with the Paris region, bolstering security for presidential family operations abroad. Ron Butterfield coordinates their integration during readiness drills in the White House Residence, where President Bartlet demands overwhelming force against threats.

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

2 events
S4E22 · Commencement
Demanding 'Overwhelming Force' — Bartlet Inspects Zoey's Detail

The Secret Service Paris Office is invoked by Ron Butterfield as the source of rotating backup agents familiar with the local terrain. Though not physically present, its mention reassures the President that the protection web extends internationally and that the agency can supplement U.S.-based resources abroad.

Active Representation

Referenced through Ron Butterfield's explanation of rotating backups — an institutional reassurance rather than physical presence.

Power Dynamics

Supports the primary U.S. detail as an available resource; its expertise supplements and legitimizes domestic protective choices.

Institutional Impact

Signals the global reach of the Secret Service and how protection of family members can require international coordination, constraining or enabling presidential decisions about travel.

Internal Dynamics

Implied coordination between domestic and overseas offices; reliance on specialized regional experience to bolster overall protection strategy.

Organizational Goals
Provide regionally knowledgeable backup for overseas protection needs Augment the primary detail's capabilities to ensure continuous, local expertise
Influence Mechanisms
Offering staffing resources (rotating agents) Providing local knowledge and logistical support
S4E22 · Commencement
Overwhelming Force — Port Closed After Missing Container

The Secret Service Paris Office is mentioned as a source of rotating backup agents familiar with the region, implicitly affecting how the White House composes protective details for overseas deployments.

Active Representation

Referenced institutionally as a logistical support resource (rotating backups).

Power Dynamics

Support role; provides personnel and local knowledge but answers to central Secret Service command and the President's security requirements.

Institutional Impact

Shows the Secret Service's global footprint and how international resources are folded into domestic protective planning.

Internal Dynamics

Resource allocation and scheduling between domestic and international demands; the Paris office complements the primary Washington detail.

Organizational Goals
Provide regionally informed backup agents to augment protection abroad. Maintain readiness to supplement domestic details for foreign postings.
Influence Mechanisms
Personnel rotations and local expertise. Institutional networks enabling rapid augmentation of protection details.