Office of Public Safety

For the Public Safety agency, see Department of Public Safety.
Office of Public Safety
Agency overview
Formed1962
Preceding agency
  • International Cooperation Administration
Dissolved1974
Agency executive
  • Byron Engle, Chief
Parent departmentUnited States Agency for International Development

The Office of Public Safety (OPS) was an international program of the federal government of the United States within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that provided overseas police training, assistance, and equipment to the security forces of NATO members and other U.S. allies. The program commenced in November 1962 and was terminated by the U.S. Congress in 1974.

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