Carlos Matus

Carlos Matus (born 1970) is an American diplomat at the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) who served until May 2025 as the principal deputy assistant secretary of state and director of the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS). The DS is a law enforcement security arm of the State Department which leads security and law enforcement focusing on safeguard national security interests. Matus has served over thirty-seven years as a career member in the Senior Foreign Service (SFS.) From 2004 to 2017, Carlos Matus was appointed as a regional security officer (RSO) at the United States Embassy of Kabul, Afghanistan. From 2018 to 2019, Carlos Matus served as the deputy regional director for contingency operations focusing on Afghanistan before working at the Office of Protective Intelligence Investigations. From 2019 to 2020, Carlos Matus served as the deputy assist secretary for threat investigations and analysis. Matus currently serves as a liaison between the Department of Justice and DSS. Provided by Wikipedia