Special State Protection Service of Georgia

The Special State Protection Service of Georgia (SSPS; Georgian: საქართველოს სახელმწიფო დაცვის სპეციალური სამსახური [სდსს], sakartvelos sakhelmtsipo datsvis spetsialuri samsakhuri) is a militarized government agency of Georgia tasked with the protection of several, mandated by the relevant law, high-ranking state officials, as well as certain national properties, high-ranking foreign visitors and diplomatic offices.

SSPS is fully subordinated to the Government, the head of the agency is appointed by and reports directly to the Prime Minister.

On February 20, 1996, the agency adopted the current name in line with the "Law of Georgia on Special State Protection Service".

[1] In 1998, the SSPS was further tasked with providing security to the ongoing energy projects in Georgia, such as the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline.

[1] This function was transferred to the Main Division for Protection of Strategic Pipelines of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on January 1, 2006.