PAST EVENT

CIA AND KGB: TOGETHER AT LAST: A SHORT HISTORY OF U.S - RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP

Seminar
Series: Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
July 14, 2009
12:15-1:45 p.m.

Description:

The seminar will focus on developments following the establishment of formal intelligence liaison ties after the breakup of the USSR in 1991, with a special emphasis on how the relationship evolved after the 9/11 attacks, and areas of cooperation and confrontation today.   

Prior to his appointment as a senior fellow at the Belfer Center, Mr. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen served over three years as the Director of Intelligence and Counterintelligence at the U.S. Department of Energy. Prior to this, he served for 23 years as a CIA intelligence officer in various domestic and international posts, to include Chief of the Europe Division in the Directorate of Operations, Chief of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Department, Counterterrorist Center, and Deputy Associate Director of Central Intelligence for Military Support. His overseas assignments include Stockholm (1984-1987), Moscow (1988-1990, 1992-1994), Athens (1990-1992), Yerevan (1992), Zurich (1994-1996) and Oslo (1998-2000). Prior to his career in intelligence, Mr. Mowatt-Larssen served as an officer in the U.S. Army. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He is a recipient of the CIA Director's Award, Secretary of Energy's Exceptional Service Medal, the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal, Secretary of Defense Civilian Distinguished Service Medal, and the National Intelligence Superior Performance Medal, among others.

Contact:

Belfer Center
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs 79 John F. Kennedy Street Cambridge, MA 02138
Harvard University
Kennedy School of Government
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Email: bcsia_ksg@harvard.edu
Phone: 617-495-1400
Fax: 617-495-8963
Url: http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/bcsia