Robert D. Booth served as a Special Agent with the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security from 1974 to 2002. His overseas assignments included Beijing, Geneva, Tokyo, Haiti, and Paris. He was Deputy Director, Office of Counterintelligence from 1996-2002 and a consultant for the Office of Counterintelligence from 2003-2012. His numerous meritorious service awards include a nomination for the FBI Director's Group Award and a State Department Group Superior Honor Group Award for his role in the Kendall Myers spy case. Born in Johnson City, Tennessee, he is married and has one daughter. He holds a BA from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a Training Specialist Certificate from Georgetown University. He was a professor with the CI Centre in Washington, DC, from 2003-2012. He currently resides in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he is a guest speaker and audits courses at Dartmouth College.