This card verified that Staff Sergeant Richard Schifter had permission to enter European buildings to collect intelligence on behalf of the US Army. Dated September 9, 1944. Born in Vienna, Schifter left Austria after Nazi Germany annexed the country in 1938. After joining the US Army, he was assigned to Camp Ritchie, where many German refugees trained in counterintelligence. Schifter later served as the assistant secretary of state for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs and as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton. He also represented the United States at the United Nations in various capacities.
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