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Mark E. Kelton is a former senior executive of the Central Intelligence Agency, concluding his career with the position of Deputy Director of the National Clandestine Service for Counterintelligence (DDNCS/CI).^[1]

He is currently an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University, and Director of Threat Insider Solutions at Cipher Systems, LLC.^[2]

Education

Kelton obtained a B.A. in political science from the University of New Hampshire.^[1] Kelton obtained an M.A. degree in National Security Affairs from the U.S. Naval War College, and another MA from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.^[1]^[3]

Career

Kelton's career at the Central Intelligence Agency was primarily in the realm of counterintelligence, and he spent 16 years performing overseas service.^[1] He also served as an executive assistant to Deputy Director for Operations Jack G. Downing.^[4]

By the mid-2000s, Kelton was the chief of the European Division of the National Clandestine Service.^[4]

Pakistan Station Chief

Kelton was the CIA's station chief in Pakistan during the 2011 raid which killed Osama bin Laden.^[5] Kelton believes he was poisoned by the Inter-Services Intelligence in retaliation for the raid, forcing him to leave due to a medical emergency.^[5]^[6]

Compromise of CIA Networks in China

While investigating the 2010-2012 compromise of CIA agents in China, Kelton was initially opposed to the theory that the compromises were caused by a mole, recalling the wrongful suspicions that had taken place during the search for mole Robert Hanssen in the 1990s.^[7]

Awards and commendations

Over his career, Kelton was awarded the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, the Intelligence Medal of Merit, the Exceptional Collector Award.^[3]

References

[1]
"Mark E. Kelton". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017.
[2]
"The Network". The Cipher Brief. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2017. Mark Kelton is currently Director of Threat Insider Solutions at Cipher Systems, LLC. Kelton is a retired senior Central Intelligence Agency executive with 34 years of experience in intelligence operations. He completed his career in 2015 after serving as Deputy Director of the National Clandestine Service for Counterintelligence. Mr. Kelton's distinguished career includes sixteen years of overseas service, to include four assignments in key CIA field leadership positions.
[3]
"Mark Kelton, MA". Daniel Morgan Academy. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Kelton has more than fifteen years of overseas service, to include four Chief of Station assignments. He also served as the Associate Deputy Director of the Clandestine Service for Technology where he was responsible for the selection, testing and deployment of all technology used by the Clandestine Service in pursuit of its clandestine mission; the Deputy Chief of East Asia Division, Directorate of Operations where he assisted in the direction of all CIA intelligence operations, activities and programs in East Asia, to include engagement with foreign partners; the Chief of Operations, Central Eurasia Division, Directorate of Operations where he assisted in the direction of all CIA operations, activities and programs in Eastern Europe and Eurasia; and as the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Director for Operations. He is the recipient of numerous awards and commendations, including the CIA Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the Director of National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, the CIA Director's Award, the CIA Intelligence Medal of Merit, the William J. Donovan Award (twice), the CIA Exceptional Human Intelligence Collector Award, and the Intelligence Community Seal Medallion.
[4]
Hayden, Jeanine C. (August 20, 2015). "CIA's Fallen Agent Memorial". The Cipher Brief. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017.
[5]
Papenfuss, Mary (May 6, 2016). "Ex-CIA chief Mark Kelton believes Pakistani agents poisoned him after US killed Osama bin Laden". International Business Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017.
[6]
Miller, Greg. "After presiding over bin Laden raid, CIA chief in Pakistan came home suspecting he was poisoned by ISI". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
[7]
Mazzetti, Mark; Goldman, Adam; Schmidt, Michael S.; Apuzzo, Matthew (May 20, 2017). "Killing C.I.A. Informants, China Crippled U.S. Spying Operations". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2017.

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