Richard Welch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Welch

American spy

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1929

Place of Birth: Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 23-Dec-1975

Profession: diplomat, spy

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Richard Skeffington Welch (December 14, 1929 – December 23, 1975) was a career Central Intelligence Agency officer.
He was the Chief of Station (COS) in Athens, Greece, when he was assassinated by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November (17N).
His assassination led to the passage of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, making it a crime to expose or identify officers working in covert roles who had not officially been acknowledged as such by the U.S.
government.