Carolyn Ekedahl

Carolyn McGiffert Ekedahl is a deputy inspector general at the Central Intelligence Agency. [ [http://www.potomacbooksinc.com/Books/AuthorDetail.aspx?id=1182 Carolyn M. Ekedahl] at Potomac Books, Inc.] Until 1985 she served as an analyst at the CIA’s Soviet office.

In 1972 she authored a study on Finland's "unique" relationship with the Soviet Union. [" [http://www.foia.cia.gov/CPE/ESAU/esau-55.pdf "Finlandization in Action: Helsinki's Experience with Moscow] " - Intelligence Report by the Directorate of Intelligence of the CIA - Declassified June 26 2007] In 1981 she was handed the assignment to gather analysis on the Soviet Union’s alleged support and direction of international terrorism. Her assessment was that the Soviets considered international terrorist activities counterproductive and advised groups they supported not to use such tactics. [ [http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_1424.shtml Filling a gap in Robert Gates’ resume] ]

From 1983 to 1984 she served as a Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council of the United States. [ [http://www.acus.org/programs-fellows-alumni.asp Atlantic Council Senior Fellows alumni] ]

In 1991 she testified against Robert Gates at his confirmation hearings by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on charges of politicization of intelligence data. [PDFlink| [http://www.loc.gov/rr/law/gates/srpt102-19.pdf Senate. Select Committee on Intelligence. Nomination of Robert M Gates] |8.91 MiB scanned document, 228 pages]

She has published two books on Soviet leaders. Her co-author on her latest book, Melvin A. Goodman, was also a senior analyst as well as division chief and at the CIA's Office of Soviet Affairs from 1976 to 1986. He is now director of the national security program at the Center for International Policy and a professor of international security studies at the National War College, and a CIA [ [http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/21/interviews/goodman/ Inside the CIA - An interview with former CIA analyst Melvin Goodman] - CNN, January 1998] and Bush administration critic [ [http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/25/1443241 Ex-CIA Agent on Cheney Iraq Speech: "Longest Statement of Disinformation" Ever Fed U.S. Public] - Democracy Now!] . According to publicly available data on campaign contributions, they share an address in Bethesda, Maryland; both contributed to the 2004 Kerry presidential campaign. [ [http://www.fundrace.org/neighbors.php?type=loc&addr=5002+Nahant+St&zip=20816&search=Search+by+Location Fundrace 2004 - Neighbor search] ] In the 2006 elections for the council for Montgomery County, Maryland, she publicly endorsed the candidacy of Hugh Bailey for a at-large seat. [ [http://www.hughbailey.org/endorsements.html Hugh Bailey's Individual Endorsements] ]

Publications

* "Moscow and the Third World Under Gorbachev", with W. Raymond Duncan 1990 ISBN 978-0813310527
* "The Wars of Edvard Shevardnadze", with Melvin Goodman 1997 ISBN 978-0271016047

References

External links

* [http://www.consortiumnews.com/2004/071304.html The CIA's DI Disgrace]