Presidential Security Service (대통령경호실, Dae Tong Ryeong Gyeong Ho Shil), or PSS for short, is a South Korean close protection agency. Based on the United States Secret Service, the South Korean PSS is an independent agency responsible for the protection of the President of South Korea and the Blue House.
The unit is currently being commanded by Yom Sang Guk, 12th chief officer of the PSS. Its headquarters and related support units are based near the Blue House.
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