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A diplomatic courier prepares a pouch for transport, circa 1980.
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Circa 1986, a DS Diplomatic Courier loads bagged pouches aboard an international flight at a Washington, D.C., airport.
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A Diplomatic Courier monitors the loading of pouches and containers. By the 1990s diplomatic “pouches “assumed all shapes and sizes. (U.S. Department of State)
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John Otto (left) and Jim Waight (right) are the first Diplomatic Couriers to return to Beijing on April 26, 1973, after a 23-year hiatus in U.S. diplomatic presence in China.