Gina Haspel (CIA) Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More
Bio/Wiki |
Real Name | Gina Cheri Walker |
Nickname(s) | Seasoned spymaster, Fido |
Profession | Intelligence officer |
Famous For | First woman to hold the post of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director |
Physical Stats & More |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 163 cm
in meters- 1.63 m
in feet inches- 5’ 4” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 55 kg
in pounds- 121 lbs |
Eye Color | Brown |
Hair Color | Black |
Personal Life |
Date of Birth | October 1, 1956 |
Age (as in 2017) | 61 Years |
Birthplace | Ashland, Kentucky, USA |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Libra |
Nationality | American |
Hometown | Ashland, Kentucky, USA |
School | A high school in the United Kingdom |
College/Universities | University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky |
Educational Qualification | BA degree in Languages and Journalism |
Religion | Christianity |
Ethnicity | American |
Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
Address | A house in Ashburn, Virginia |
Hobbies | Listening to music, Traveling |
Awards/Achievements | Presidential Rank Award
Donovan Award
Intelligence Medal of Merit, a Presidential Rank Award
George H.W. Bush Award |
Controversies | In 2005, her name was surfaced in the destruction of videos regarding the waterboarding torture and other severe interrogative techniques under a secret operation called "Cat's eye" in Thailand, which would have dented the image of CIA. A 2011 declassified disciplinary review by then-Deputy Director Michael Morell investigating the case gave a clean chit to her by saying that despite the fact that she drafted the cable ordering the destruction, she did it on the orders of her boss, Jose Rodriquez.
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Boys, Affairs and More |
Marital Status | Divorced |
Affair/Boyfriend | Jeff Haspel (Army personnel) |
Family |
Husband/Spouse | Jeff Haspel (m. 1976–div. 1985) |
Children | None |
Parents | Father- Name Not Known (Former Air Force personnel)
Mother- Name Not Known |
Siblings | 4 |
Favorite Things |
Favorite Singer | Johnny Cash |
Money Factor
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Salary (approx.) | $187,000 (Executive Schedule, Level II) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Gina Haspel
- Gina was raised in a disciplined environment in military bases worldwide as her father was in the Air Force.
- Her first job was of running a library and foreign language lab at a Special Forces base in Massachusetts. There someone suggested her to have a career at the CIA. She always wanted to go abroad and learn different languages, and it was a good enough reason for her to apply for a job in the CIA.
- In 1985, she joined the CIA as a ‘reports officer’ specializing in Russia and has been fluent in Russian since then.
- After becoming CIA’s undercover officer, her first field assignment was in Ethiopia from 1987 to 1989.
- While she was posted in Azerbaijan, she detained 2 men linked to the 1998 US Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
- In 2001, she requested a transfer to the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center (CTC), and her first day was September 1 (9/11).
- In 2002, she led the secret CIA base in Thailand where “enhanced interrogation techniques” were carried out such as “waterboarding” for the terrorism suspects.
- In 2008, she was posted to London where she played a pivotal role in forcing the UK to take a bigger role in the Predator drone programme that was hitting Al Qaeda in Pakistan, of which Britain was a bit reluctant.
- In 2013, she became the director of the National Clandestine Service, a small component of the CIA.
- She came back to the U.S from London, and in 2014, she was again reposted to London until 2017.
- It is believed that she was posted in London to keep her away from the investigations related to the 9/11 in Washington.
- On her return to the U.S. in 2017, she played a pivotal role in the suspension of Russian diplomats.
- After 33 years of service in the CIA, in May 2018, she became the first-ever female CIA director, in a 54 to 45 vote.
- Before becoming the director of the CIA, she was serving as the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Director for Operations in the CIA.
- She has spent most of her career in the CIA as an undercover officer.
- She is such a huge fan of singer-songwriter Johnny Cash that she always keeps a long poster of him in her CIA office.
- She is an avid dog lover.
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