On September 19th and 20th..., the Government of Switzerland will host the launch of the association to serve as a governance and oversight mechanism of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers (ICoC). The United States has expressed its intention to join the Association as a founding member and will participate in the launch conference...As long as the ICoC process moves forward as expected and the association attracts significant industry participation, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security...anticipates incorporating membership in the ICoC Association as a requirement in the bidding process for the successor contract to the Worldwide Protective Services...program.