Aldrich Ames

@Former Cia Officer, Life Achievements and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Aldrich Hazen Ames is a former CIA officer, who was convicted of espionage against his own country in 1994 American Russian George Washington University University Of Chicago Miscellaneous Spies Gemini Celebrities Aldrich Hazen Ames is a former CIA officer, who had an over three decade long career with the ‘Central Intelligence Agency’ (CIA) of America, and convicted of espionage against his own country in 1994. As a counterintelligence officer and analyst, he was assigned by the ‘Central Intelligence Agency’ to detect spies of the Soviet Union. On the other hand he himself became a double agent, spying for the Soviet Union and later Russia. Aldrich Ames, who sold secret information to the Soviet KGB and later to Russia, earned millions and became the highest paid double agent in the history of the United States. His espionage included providing names of double agents and other operatives in the Soviet intelligence who worked for the United States. His information led to arrests, confinement as also execution of some of the best agents of the US by Soviet Union authorities, making him a pernicious double agent who jeopardized security and intelligence services of the United States. After being convicted, he was given a life sentence and is presently serving the sentence in the ‘Allenwood U.S. Penitentiary’.

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Birthday: May 26, 1941 Nationality: American Famous: Agent for the Soviet Union, Former Cia Officer, George Washington University, University Of Chicago, Miscellaneous, Spies Spouses: Nancy Segebarth (div.) Maria del Rosario Casas Dupuy Known as: Aldrich Hazen Ames Universities: George Washington University,University Of Chicago University of Chicago George Washington University McLean High School Notable Alumnis: George Washington University University Of Chicago Information Detail Birthday May 26, 1941 Nationality American Famous Agent for the Soviet Union, Former Cia Officer, George Washington University, University Of Chicago, Miscellaneous, Spies Spouses Nancy Segebarth (div.) Maria del Rosario Casas Dupuy Known as Aldrich Hazen Ames Universities George Washington University,University Of Chicago University of Chicago George Washington University McLean High School Notable Alumnis George Washington University University Of Chicago Birth Place River Falls, Wisconsin Gender Male Father Carleton Cecil Ames Mother Rachel Aldrich Ames Sun Sign Gemini Born in River Falls, Wisconsin Famous as Former CIA Officer & Agent for the Soviet Union & Russia

River Falls, Wisconsin

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He married Nancy Segebarth, another CIA officer in 1969. As CIA prohibits married couples to work as officers in same office, Nancy resigned from the job after Aldrich Ames was posted to Ankara, Turkey. Unsplash Personal Life

When he was assigned to Mexico City in 1981, Nancy stayed back in New York. There he became involved in several extramarital affairs. Unsplash Personal Life

His affair with María del Rosario Casas Dupuy started in October 1982. He did not inform his superiors in the CIA about his relationship with a foreign national, although regulations of CIA demanded such disclosure. Unsplash Personal Life

He was born on May 26, 1941, in River Falls, Wisconsin. He was the eldest and only son among three children of Carleton Cecil Ames, a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and Rachel Ames, an English teacher of a high school. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

His father served the CIA from 1952 till retirement. In 1953 the family accompanied his father when Carleton was transferred to Southeast Asia for a period of three years. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He studied at the ‘McLean High School’ in McLean, Virginia. His passion for theatre made him participate in plays during his high school days. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

During his student days, he served as a low-ranking (GS-3) records analyst with the CIA for three summers starting from 1957. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He studied at the ‘University of Chicago’ from 1959 but did not complete his sophomore year as his intense love for theatre led to failing grades. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After he achieved the grade of GS-7 along with good performance appraisals, he was inducted in the ‘Career Trainee Program’ of the CIA and continued to work for them. Unsplash Career

From 1969 to 1972 he was posted to Ankara, Turkey and was delegated the task of targeting officers of Soviet intelligence who could be appointed as US spies. In this pursuit he permeated the Communist Dev-Genç organization through student activist Deniz Gezmiş’s roommate. Despite this endeavour his performance rating was marked as only satisfactory, and he thought of quitting the CIA. Unsplash Career

Coming back to the CIA headquarters in 1972 he was inducted in the Soviet-East European (SE) Division where he worked for the next four years. Unsplash Career

He was posted in New York in 1976 and his handling of two significant agents of the Soviet Union along with outstanding execution of work fetched him a number of promotions and bonuses. However due to his negligence that resulted in two significant security infringements, he faced verbal admonition. Unsplash Career

After a mediocre performance in Mexico from 1981, he returned to Washington in September 1983 where the CIA delegated him in the Department of Operations of the SE division that undertook Soviet counterintelligence activities. He had access to all CIA strategies and activities that were planned to counter Soviet security agency ‘KGB’ and their prime military foreign-intelligence service ‘GRU’. Unsplash Career

Information	Detail
Birthday	May 26, 1941
Nationality	American
Famous	Agent for the Soviet Union, Former Cia Officer, George Washington University, University Of Chicago, Miscellaneous, Spies
Spouses	Nancy Segebarth (div.) Maria del Rosario Casas Dupuy
Known as	Aldrich Hazen Ames
Universities	George Washington University,University Of Chicago University of Chicago George Washington University McLean High School
Notable Alumnis	George Washington University University Of Chicago
Birth Place	River Falls, Wisconsin
Gender	Male
Father	Carleton Cecil Ames
Mother	Rachel Aldrich Ames
Sun Sign	Gemini
Born in	River Falls, Wisconsin
Famous as	Former CIA Officer & Agent for the Soviet Union & Russia

Aldrich Ames

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May 26, 1941

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River Falls, Wisconsin