Ray McGovern

For the New York politician, see J. Raymond McGovern.
Ray McGovern
McGovern in 2015
Born (1939-08-25) August 25, 1939 (age 85)
The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Alma materFordham University (BA, MA)
AwardsIntelligence Commendation Medal (1990; returned 2006)

Raymond McGovern (born August 25, 1939) is an American political activist and former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer.[1] McGovern was a CIA analyst from 1963 to 1990, and in the 1980s chaired National Intelligence Estimates and participated in preparing the President's Daily Brief. He received the Intelligence Commendation Medal at his retirement, returning it in 2006 to protest the CIA's involvement in torture.[2] McGovern's post-retirement work includes commenting for RT and Sputnik News, among other outlets, on intelligence and foreign policy issues. In 2003 he co-founded Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS).

  1. ^ Smith, Patrick (7 February 2016). "Intelligent people know that the empire is on the downhill: A veteran CIA agent spills the goods on the Deep State and our foreign policy nightmares". Salon.
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