Guide Note:
Valerie Plame is a former CIA operative who had her identity revealed in a July 2003 Robert Novak column in the Washington Post. She is the wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson.
Fast Facts:
- Born: April 19, 1963
- Birthplace: Anchorage, Alaska
- Undergraduate Education: Pennsylvania State University, Class of 1985
- Graduate Education: London School of Economics, M.A.
- Spouse: Joseph Wilson
- Children: Sabrina and Charles (twins)
- Occupation: Former CIA officer
- CIA area of expertise: Counter-proliferation and weapons of mass destruction
- Fictitious company employed by while in CIA: Brewster Jennings and Associates
Key Dates
- April 19, 1963: Born in Anchorage, Alaska
- 1985: Begins CIA training
- April 3, 1988: Marries Joseph Wilson
- January, 2000: Bears twins, Sabrina and Charles
- July 6, 2003: The New York Times publishes Joseph Wilson's op-ed "What I Didn't Find in Africa"
- July 14, 2003: Robert Novak's column "Mission to Niger" published, revealing Valerie Plame's identity
- July 13, 2006: Plame and Wilson file civil lawsuit against Karl Rove, Scooter Libby, Dick Cheney, Richard Armitage
- March 6, 2007: I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice
- March 16, 2007: Plame testifies before Congress about scandal
- July 2, 2007: President Bush commutes Libby's sentence, finding it "excessive"
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