Leak of Valerie Plame's Identity

Date: July 14, 2003 • Location: Cabin John, United States

Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative was leaked to and published by journalist Robert Novak.

Valerie Elise Plame is an American writer, novelist, and former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer. As the subject of the 2003 Plame affair, also known as the CIA leak scandal, Plame's identity as a CIA officer was leaked to and subsequently published by Robert Novak of The Washington Post. She described this period and the media firestorm that ensued as "mortifying, and I think I was in shock for a couple years".