Tyler Drumheller

Tyler Drumheller
Born
Tyler Scott Drumheller

April 12, 1952
DiedAugust 2, 2015
Burial placeColumbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
EducationUniversity of Virginia (B.A.)
Georgetown University
SpouseLinda Blocher
Children1
Espionage activity
CountryUnited States
AgencyCentral Intelligence Agency
Service years26

Tyler Scott Drumheller (April 12, 1952 – August 2, 2015) was an American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer who served during the Cold War and early War on Terror, advancing to chief of the European division for clandestine operations in the Directorate of Operations from 2001 until his retirement in 2005.[1] He later became known for exposing the Bush White House's use of intelligence from Curveball, an unreliable Iraqi intelligence source managed by the German BND, to mislead policymakers and the public in the lead up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

  1. ^ Miller, Greg (August 6, 2015). "Tyler Drumheller, CIA officer who exposed U.S. reliance on discredited Iraq source 'Curveball', dies at 63". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 9, 2015.