Washington, Oct 6 : US First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Secret Service headquarters to thank its employees for protecting her family.

The United States’ Secret Service is the country’s federal law enforcement agency which forms a part of Department of Homeland Security.

“And one thing that the president and I always say about our work with this agency is that it is always 100 percent on point – truly. I mean, not just in terms of how you all do your job, but how you all make us feel,” Michelle said.

And that is important when you’re trying to live a normal life and raise a couple of girls in the White House. You all have really made us feel at home and safe, and there is no amount of thanks that I could convey that would give you a sense of how important you all are to us. So this visit is special for me,” she added.

She said her husband and daughters have a friendly dinner table “fight” over who would be protected by which agent, the Washington Post reports.

“But that’s because we feel close to each of you. And particularly for the girls, they have just transitioned beautifully because of the work that you all do,” she added.

“So I’m here to say thank you. I’m here to say, the next time that you have to work late -- which all of you do -- [that] you have to work on a weekend, the next time you have to do something hard, just know that you have a first family, and you also have a nation, that appreciates everything you do”, she said.

“The work you do is tremendous, and we value it, and we cherish each and every one of you,” she concluded. (ANI)