Katharine Gun

This article is about the British whistleblower. For the American gamer, see Kat Gunn.

Katharine Gun
Born
Katharine Teresa Harwood

1974 (age 49–50)
NationalityBritish
Alma materSt Mary's College, University of Durham
OccupationLinguist
OrganizationGovernment Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
Known forwhistle blowing

Katharine Teresa Gun (née Harwood;[1] born 1974) is a British linguist who worked as a translator for the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).[2] In 2003, she leaked top-secret information to The Observer concerning a request by the United States for compromising intelligence on diplomats from member states of the 2003 United Nations Security Council, who were due to vote on a second UN resolution on the prospective 2003 invasion of Iraq.[3]

  1. ^ Gunkel, Christoph (28 October 2019). "Whistleblowerin Katharine Gun – "Ich fürchtete, sie könnten meine Gedanken lesen"". Spiegel Online (in German). Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ "The Katharine Gun Case". accuracy.org. Institute for Public Accuracy. 25 February 2004. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Ex-GCHQ officer 'preventing war'". BBC. 27 November 2003. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2013.