Distinguished Law Enforcement Veteran Joins Citizens Behind the Badge
Peter Ford, a former Special Agent of the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, is newest member of Law Enforcement Advisory Council
McLean, VA (February 3, 2024) – Citizens Behind the Badge (CBB), a nonprofit law enforcement advocacy organization, announced today that Peter Ford, who served for 32 years as a Special Agent with the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, has joined their Law Enforcement Advisory Council.
During his distinguished law enforcement career, Mr. Ford traveled to over 100 countries and served as the Regional Security Officer at the U.S. embassies in Venezuela, Armenia, Switzerland, and Mauritania. He also served as the Assistant Regional Security Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Honduras and Lebanon. In Iraq, Mr. Ford was the Director of the Office of Hostage Affairs, U.S. Embassy Baghdad. During the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he served as the Olympic Security Coordinator. Mr. Ford, a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, currently serves as Director of Corporate Security for a late-stage biotechnology company.
“Pete has had an extraordinary career serving as one of our nation’s top law enforcement professionals in some of the most important positions around the world. He is highly respected and is one of the most passionate people I know when it comes to serving and advocating for the law enforcement profession,” declared CBB founder and CEO Craig W. Floyd. “We are very fortunate and extremely honored to have such a distinguished law enforcement official helping to guide our organization forward,” he added.
CBB’s Law Enforcement Advisory Council helps guide the organization’s policy positions, programs and activities. Mr. Ford joins 17 other members of the Council, which is comprised of federal, state and local law enforcement leaders from across the country. The Council is chaired by Bill Erfurth, a retired 26-year veteran of the Miami-Dade (FL) Police Department.
A complete biography for Mr. Ford and each of the Law Enforcement Advisory Council members can be found on the CBB website at https://www.behindbadge.org/about.
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About Citizens Behind the Badge
Established in 2020, Citizens Behind the Badge is a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organization based in McLean, Virginia. It is the leading voice of the American people in support of law enforcement and is dedicated to ensuring that our policing professionals receive the support and respect they need and deserve to keep America safe. For more information go to: www.BehindBadge.org or email info@behindbadge.org.