Photo: Hossam el-Hamalawy / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What fascinates me about Robert Baer is the rare arc from CIA field officer in the Middle East to respected author and commentator. I tend to trust writers who have actually lived the world they describe, and Baer's prose carries the weight of someone who operated where the stakes were real, not theoretical. His columns for Time and contributions to major papers feel grounded precisely because he spent years in a profession built on silence. I find myself drawn less to the espionage glamour and more to the question of what a man who kept secrets for a living chooses to finally say out loud.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robert Baer
- Name (Japanese)
- ロバート・ベア
- Reading
- ろばーと・べあ
- Born
- July 11, 1952 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / screenwriter / consultant / intelligence agent / spy
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Georgetown University
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Career Intelligence Medal
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Robert Baer born?
Born July 11, 1952 (age 73).
Where is Robert Baer from?
Robert Baer is from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What does Robert Baer do?
Robert Baer works as writer, screenwriter, consultant, intelligence agent, spy.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.