[[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]]Education
Price grew up in Dallas, where he graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas.[2] He then graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University, where he studied International Relations in the School of Foreign Service.[3] He reportedly chose this field of study in anticipation of joining the CIA after graduation.[2][15] He later obtained a Master's degree from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, where he was awarded a Public Service Fellowship and a prize for a superior thesis.[4][5]
Career
Early in his career, Price worked as an intelligence analyst. His focus was on the detection and disruption of possible terrorist attacks against the United States and its interests.[2] In 2013, Mother Jones magazine quoted Price defending the CIA financing research on global warming, in the face of criticism from powerful Republican climate change deniers in Congress.[26] Later in his CIA career, he was loaned to the National Security Council, serving as its spokesperson and as a Special Assistant to President Barack Obama.[6] Price discusses his experiences working under President Obama in the 2018 book, [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/572629/west-wingers-by-edited-by-gautam-raghavan/9780143133292/ West Wingers: Stories from the Dream Chasers, Change Makers, and Hope Creators Inside the Obama White House].[7]
Op ed piece
In a February 2017 Washington Post op-ed piece, Price described mounting concerns over Donald Trump, first when he was candidate, then prior to inauguration, and then as the sitting president.[2] For example, Price described his initial concern when, during a debate with rival candidate Hillary Clinton, Trump blithely dismissed the opinions of senior Intelligence officials.[2] Price then described how demoralized he and fellow CIA officials felt when newly inaugurated President Trump used a visit to CIA headquarters for campaign style self-promotion.[2] Finally, Price reflected on how Trump removed senior intelligence officials from the "principal's committee", and expressed concern that by ignoring their advice he was putting public safety at risk.[2][17]
In his op-ed, Price had pointed out that he had loyally served in both Republican and Democratic administrations. He was also transparent about his own political convictions in the op-ed piece, describing himself as "progressive."[2][8]
Concerns related to Jared Kushner
In an article published in Politico Magazine on July 14, 2017, Price expressed concerns related to the appointment and continued hold of a security clearance of President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. In the article Price reviewed the extensive vetting that he had experienced to gain a security clearance, which lasted approximately a year, and compared that to the security clearance granted to Kushner. Discussing the recent disclosures of the developing information related to Kushner's apparent involvement in a Russian attempt to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, Price said, "I am confident in saying that my clearance would have been immediately revoked had I, as a career CIA officer, been accused of a fraction of these activities."[9]
References
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19. ^1 {{cite news |url = http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/mondo/alto-esponente-cia-si-dimette-non-posso-servire-1367167.html |trans-title=A senior official of the CIA resigned: "I can not serve the administration Trump" |language = Italian |title = Un alto esponente della Cia si dimette: "Non posso servire l'amministrazione Trump" |publisher = Il Giornale |author = Raphael Binelli |date = 2017-02-21 |page = |location = |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170223091509/http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/mondo/alto-esponente-cia-si-dimette-non-posso-servire-1367167.html |archivedate = 2017-02-23 |accessdate = 2017-02-24 |deadurl = yes |quote = |df = }}
20. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite news |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-didnt-think-id-ever-leave-the-cia-but-because-of-trump-i-quit/2017/02/20/fd7aac3e-f456-11e6-b9c9-e83fce42fb61_story.html |title = I didn't think I'd ever leave the CIA, but because of Trump I quit |publisher = Washington Post |author = Edward Price |date = 2017-02-23 |page = |location = |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170220235616/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-didnt-think-id-ever-leave-the-cia-but-because-of-trump-i-quit/2017/02/20/fd7aac3e-f456-11e6-b9c9-e83fce42fb61_story.html |archivedate = 2017-02-20 |accessdate = 2017-02-24 |deadurl = yes |quote = Trump’s actions in office have been even more disturbing. His visit to CIA headquarters on his first full day in office, an overture designed to repair relations, was undone by his ego and bluster. Standing in front of a memorial to the CIA’s fallen officers, he seemed to be addressing the cameras and reporters in the room, rather than the agency personnel in front of them, bragging about his inauguration crowd the previous day. Whether delusional or deceitful, these were not the remarks many of my former colleagues and I wanted to hear from our new commander in chief. |df = }}
21. ^1 {{cite news |url = http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-effect-cia-losing-its-best-spies-998263748 |title = CIA 'terrorist hunters' to quit in opposition to US president |publisher = Middle East Eye |author = David Hearst |date = 2017-02-23 |page = |location = |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170223145540/http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-effect-cia-losing-its-best-spies-998263748 |archivedate = 2017-02-23 |accessdate = 2017-02-24 |deadurl = yes |quote = Contracted agents, some of whom run networks of sources within al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS) group have either quit or threatened to quit amid frustration in the intelligence services since Trump took office last month. |df = }}
22. ^1 {{cite news |url = https://www.bustle.com/p/who-is-edward-price-the-cia-agent-quit-because-of-the-trump-administration-39323 |title = Who Is Edward Price? The CIA Agent Quit Because Of The Trump Administration |publisher = Bustle magazine |author = Seth Millstein |date = 2017-02-20 |page = |location = |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170224175340/https://www.bustle.com/p/who-is-edward-price-the-cia-agent-quit-because-of-the-trump-administration-39323 |archivedate = 2017-02-24 |accessdate = 2017-02-24 |deadurl = yes |quote = Price joined the CIA in 2006 and most recently worked as a spokesman for the National Security Council, yet Trump's actions over his first month in office caused Price to conclude that he "cannot in good faith serve this administration as an intelligence professional." |df = }}
23. ^1 {{cite news |url = http://www.salon.com/2017/02/21/national-security-council-spokesman-quits-cia-writes-scathing-editorial-in-washington-post/ |title = National Security Council spokesman quits CIA, writes scathing editorial in Washington Post |publisher = Salon magazine |author = Edward Rosva |date = 2017-02-21 |page = |location = |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170223080842/http://www.salon.com/2017/02/21/national-security-council-spokesman-quits-cia-writes-scathing-editorial-in-washington-post/ |archivedate = 2017-02-23 |accessdate = 2017-02-24 |deadurl = yes |quote = |df = }}
24. ^1 {{cite news |url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cia-analyst-edward-price-quits-donald-trump-disturbing-behaviour-george-w-bush-barack-obama-a7591256.html |title = CIA analyst quits after 11 years because of Donald Trump's 'disturbing' behaviour |publisher = The Independent (UK) |author = Jon Sharman |date = 2017-02-21 |page = |location = |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170223195916/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cia-analyst-edward-price-quits-donald-trump-disturbing-behaviour-george-w-bush-barack-obama-a7591256.html |archivedate = 2017-02-23 |accessdate = 2017-02-24 |deadurl = yes |quote = Edward Price joined up in 2006 and was "convinced that it was the ideal place to serve my country". He became a terrorism expert and worked under the George W Bush and Barack Obama administrations, recently serving on the staff of the National Security Council, and believed he would never leave. |df = }}
25. ^1 {{cite news |url = http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/cia-analyst-resigns-trump-disturbing-actions-article-1.2978009 |title = Senior CIA analyst resigns because of President Trump's 'disturbing' actions in office |publisher = New York Daily News |author = Chris Sommerfeldt |date = 2017-02-21 |page = |location = |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170223143305/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/cia-analyst-resigns-trump-disturbing-actions-article-1.2978009 |archivedate = 2017-02-23 |accessdate = 2017-02-24 |deadurl = yes |quote = Over a decade ago, Edward Price told his father that he was going to get a job at the Central Intelligence Agency. It wouldn’t just be his “first real job,” he told his dad — it would be his career, passion and life. |df = }}
26. ^1 {{cite news | url = http://www.focus.de/politik/videos/diese-regierung-stellt-alles-auf-den-kopf-wollte-cia-nie-verlassen-dann-kam-trump-us-geheimagent-quittiert-seinen-job_id_6683827.html| title = "Wollte CIA nie verlassen - dann kam Trump": US-Geheimagent quittiert seinen Job|trans-title="CIA never wanted to leave - then came Trump": US secretary quits his job| language = German| publisher = Focus.de| author = | date = 2017-02-21| page = | location = | accessdate = 2017-02-24| quote = In einer Kolumne der Washington Post erklärt der Geheimdienstanalyst Edward Price, warum er kürzlich nach über zehn Jahren bei der CIA gekündigt hat. }}