Sue Mi Terry
Sue Mi Terry | |
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Sue Mi Terry speaking at a conference in 2018 | |
| Born | 1971 or 1972 (age 52–53) Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | New York University (BA) Tufts University (PhD) |
| Occupation | International relations scholar |
| Employer | Council on Foreign Relations |
| Title | Senior Fellow for Korea Studies |
| Spouse | Max Boot |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김수미 |
| RR | Gim Sumi |
| MR | Kim Sumi |
Sue Mi Terry (born c. 1972) is a Korean-American scholar of international relations who previously held the position of senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and served as a CIA intelligence analyst specializing in East Asia.
On July 16, 2024, Terry was arrested on charges of acting as an unregistered agent for the National Intelligence Service of South Korea. Allegedly, Terry used her roles at think tanks to secretly advance South Korean interests, including disclosing nonpublic U.S. government information and influencing policy. In return, she reportedly received luxury goods, expensive meals, and funding for her public policy program.
The indictment has been criticized by leading civil liberties groups as a threat to the First Amendment.