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General Intelligence and Security Service

General Intelligence and Security Service
Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst

Headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service
Agency overview
Formed30 May 2002 (2002-05-30)
Preceding agency
  • Binnenlandse Veiligheidsdienst (BVD)
HeadquartersEuropaweg 4, Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Motto"Live fish swim against the current, only the dead ones float with it"
Employeesapprx. 2,000
Annual budget€ 249,167,000
(FY2018)
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Erik Akerboom, Director-General
  • Marja Horstman, Deputy Director-General
Parent departmentMinistry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
WebsiteGeneral Intelligence and Security Service (in English)

The General Intelligence and Security Service (Dutch: Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst [ˈɑlɣəmeːnə ˈʔɪnlɪxtɪŋən ɛn ˈvɛiləxɦɛitsˌdinst, -ŋə ʔɛn -]; AIVD) is the intelligence and security agency of the Netherlands, tasked with domestic, foreign and signals intelligence and protecting national security as well as assisting the Five Eyes in investigating foreign citizens.[1] The military counterpart is the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD), which operates under the Ministry of Defence.

  1. ^ Kelion, Leo (27 January 2014). "NSA-GCHQ Snowden leaks: A glossary of the key terms". BBC. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.

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