Michael F. Walker
Michael F. Walker
Michael F. Walker (born 1951) is a former senior officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), who led the Near East and South Asia Division from February 2007 to July 2010.[1][2][3][4] In this position, he directed covert intelligence operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other countries in the Middle East and South Asia.[5] His tenure was during the height of U.S. military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan, the hunt for Osama bin Laden, and the 2009 suicide bombing in Khost, Afghanistan, which resulted in the deaths of six CIA officers.[6][7] He previously held positions as Deputy Director of the Special Activities Division (2000–2002) and Chief of Operations in the Counterterrorism Center (1990–1991) at CIA Headquarters.
Walker joined CIA in 1981 and spent 18 years abroad, serving in seven countries across the Middle East, South Asia, and Europe.[8] His assignments included operating undercover in Afghanistan during the Soviet-Mujahidin war of the mid-1980s[9] and in Beirut during the late 1980s civil war, and returning to Afghanistan during the U.S.-Taliban conflict in 2002.[10] He held the position of Chief of Station in five countries. During the 1970s, before his CIA career, Walker was an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps and worked in Rajasthan, India, as a Peace Corps volunteer. Since retiring from CIA in 2010, he has been an adjunct professor at Georgetown University[11][12] and a senior advisor with the Chertoff Group[13]
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- ↑ "CIA Near East and South Asia Division - Powerbase". powerbase.info. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ↑ techinquiry.org https://techinquiry.org/?entity=michael%20f.%20walker&guard=. Retrieved 2025-11-11. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Javers, Eamon (2011-05-03). "Ex-CIA Official: Bin Laden Probably Had Help". CNBC. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ↑ Hoffman, Bruce (Bin Laden's Killing and its Effects: What the Experts Say). "Bin Laden's Killing and its Effects: What the Experts Say" (PDF). CTC Sentinel West Point. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "The Anatomy of a CIA Assassination". Newsweek. 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ↑ "Attack on CIA in Afghanistan Blamed on Double Agent". PBS News. 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ↑ "Osama bin Laden", Wikipedia, 2025-11-07, retrieved 2025-11-11
- ↑ Bamford, James (2015-09-29). "Did a Rogue NSA Operation Cause the Death of a Greek Telecom Employee?". The Intercept. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ↑ "Operation Cyclone", Wikipedia, 2025-11-08, retrieved 2025-11-11
- ↑ "Opinion | Will the Afghan army ever stand up and fight?". The Washington Post. 2011-04-29. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ↑ "Georgetown University Faculty Directory". gufaculty360.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ↑ MacLeod, Alan (2023-03-16). "From Georgetown to Langley: The controversial connection between a prestigious university and the CIA - MR Online". Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ↑ Murray, Ellen (2022-10-20). "Michael F. Walker". The Chertoff Group. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
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