Robert Baer | |
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Born | Robert Booker Baer July 11, 1952 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
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Spouse | Dayna Williamson |
Children | 3 |
Espionage activity | |
Allegiance | US |
Service branch | Central Intelligence Agency |
Service years | 1976–97 |
Robert Booker Baer (born July 11, 1952) is an American author and a former CIA case officer who was primarily assigned to the Middle East.[1] He is Time's intelligence columnist[1] and has contributed to Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.[2] Baer speaks eight languages, won the CIA Career Intelligence Medal[3] and is a frequent commentator and author about issues related to international relations, espionage, and U.S. foreign policy. He hosted the History reality television series Hunting Hitler.[4] He is an Intelligence and Security Analyst for CNN.[5] His book See No Evil was adapted by the director Stephen Gaghan and used as the basis for the film Syriana, with George Clooney playing Baer's character.[6]