Katharine Gun
Katharine Gun | |
|---|---|
| Born | Katharine Teresa Harwood 1974 (age 50–51) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | St Mary's College, University of Durham |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Organization | Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) |
| Known for | whistle blowing |
Katharine Teresa Gun (née Harwood; born 1974) is a British linguist who worked as a translator for the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). In 2003, she leaked top-secret information to a friend who passed it to The Observer. The information concerned a request from the United States for compromising intelligence on diplomats from member states of the 2003 United Nations Security Council, who were due to vote on a second UN resolution on the prospective 2003 invasion of Iraq.