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'''Edward Price'''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Price |first=Edward |date=2023-05-24 |title=I didn't think I'd ever leave the CIA. But because of Trump, I quit. |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-didnt-think-id-ever-leave-the-cia-but-because-of-trump-i-quit/2017/02/20/fd7aac3e-f456-11e6-b9c9-e83fce42fb61_story.html |access-date=2023-08-03 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> (born November 22, 1982)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lippman |first=Daniel |date=2018-11-22 |title=BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Ned Price, director of policy and communications at National Security Action, Georgetown professor and NBC contributor |language=en |work=[[Politico]] |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/22/birthday-of-the-day-ned-price-director-of-policy-and-communications-at-national-security-action-georgetown-professor-and-nbc-contributor-1012549 |access-date=2023-08-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Mary Louise |date=2017-02-23 |title=Disgusted By Trump, A CIA Officer Quits. How Many More Could Follow? |publisher=[[NPR]] |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/02/23/516850237/disgusted-by-trump-a-cia-officer-quits-how-many-more-could-follow |access-date=2023-08-03}}</ref> is an American diplomat, political advisor and former intelligence officer who serves as the deputy to the [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]] since February 29, 2024.{{ref label|†|†|†}}<ref name="State Department bio"/> He previously served as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State from 2023 to 2024 and the [[Spokesperson for the United States Department of State]] from 2021 to 2023. He worked at the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) from 2006 until 2017.
In February 2017, Price published a controversial op-ed piece in ''[[The Washington Post]]'',<ref name="Salon2017-02-21">{{cite news |first=Matthew |last=Rozsa |date=February 21, 2017 |title=National Security Council spokesman quits CIA, writes scathing editorial in Washington Post |website=[[Salon.com]] |url=http://www.salon.com/2017/02/21/national-security-council-spokesman-quits-cia-writes-scathing-editorial-in-washington-post/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223080842/http://www.salon.com/2017/02/21/national-security-council-spokesman-quits-cia-writes-scathing-editorial-in-washington-post/ |archive-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Jon |last=Sharman |date=February 23, 2017 |title=CIA analyst quits after 11 years because of Donald Trump's 'disturbing' behaviour |newspaper=The Independent |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cia-analyst-edward-price-quits-donald-trump-disturbing-behaviour-george-w-bush-barack-obama-a7591256.html |access-date=January 18, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223195916/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cia-analyst-edward-price-quits-donald-trump-disturbing-behaviour-george-w-bush-barack-obama-a7591256.html |archive-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2017 |title=Trump effect: CIA 'terrorist hunters' to quit in opposition to president |website=Middle East Eye |url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-effect-cia-losing-its-best-spies-998263748 |access-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223145540/http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-effect-cia-losing-its-best-spies-998263748 |archive-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref> outlining his decision to retire from the CIA rather than work in the Trump administration.<ref name="price-wapo" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 24, 2017 |title=Departing CIA official blasts Trump in Washington Post op-ed |newspaper=The Boston Globe |url=http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2017/02/21/departing-cia-official-blasts-trump-washington-post/5tO0q9UUCwJ1gVmDRralcI/story.html |access-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224050333/http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2017/02/21/departing-cia-official-blasts-trump-washington-post/5tO0q9UUCwJ1gVmDRralcI/story.html |archive-date=February 24, 2017}}</ref><ref name="dailydot.com">{{Cite web |date=February 21, 2017 |title=A CIA analyst just very publicly resigned because of Trump |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/cia-analyst-trump-resigns/ |access-date=January 18, 2021 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Logan |first=Bryan |title=CIA analyst resigns, calls Trump's actions in office 'disturbing' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-cia-russia-staffer-resigns-us-intelligence-2017-2 |date=February 20, 2017 |access-date=January 18, 2021 |website=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref>
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==Career==
[[File:Edward (Ned) Price, live blogging at The White House.jpg|thumb|Price live blogging at the White House in 2014]]
Early in his career, Price worked as an intelligence analyst. His focus was on the detection and disruption of possible terrorist attacks against the United States and its interests. In 2013, ''[[Mother Jones magazine|Mother Jones]]'' quoted Price defending the CIA financing research on [[climate change]], in the face of opposition from [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] lawmakers<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Mooney|first1=Chris|last2=Liebelson|first2=Dana|title=CIA Backs $630,000 Scientific Study on Controlling Global Climate|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/07/cia-geoengineering-control-climate-change/|date=July 17, 2013|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=Mother Jones|language=en-US}}</ref> who had described the CIA unit as "a waste of resources" and "spying on sea lions".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sheppard|first=Kate|title=The CIA's Weather Underground|url=https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2011/08/cia-climate-change-national-security/|date=August 10, 2011|access-date=August 17, 2021|website=Mother Jones|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Power|first=Stephen|title=Sen. Barrasso Equates CIA Climate Center to 'Spying on Sea Lions'|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-WB-13670|date=October 6, 2009|access-date=March 26, 2022|website=Wall Street Journal|language=en-US}}</ref> Later in his CIA career, he was loaned to the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]], serving as its spokesperson and as a Special Assistant to President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://politicalcult.com/breaking-cia-analyst-resigns-trumps-disturbing-actions-theres-major-problem/|title=BREAKING: CIA Analyst Resigns Over Trump's 'Disturbing' Actions, But There's A MAJOR Problem|date=February 21, 2017|work=The Political Cult|access-date=March 2, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=March 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303050523/https://politicalcult.com/breaking-cia-analyst-resigns-trumps-disturbing-actions-theres-major-problem/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Price discusses his experiences working under President Obama in ''West Wingers: Stories from the Dream Chasers, Change Makers, and Hope Creators Inside the Obama White House'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web|title=West Wingers: 9780143133292 {{!}} PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/572629/west-wingers-by-edited-by-gautam-raghavan/9780143133292|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=PenguinRandomhouse.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
Price is a co-founder and previously served as Director of Policy and Communications at National Security Action, a 501(c)(4) registered lobby group along with several former Obama national security advisors.<ref name="State Department bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/biographies/ned-price/ | title=Ned Price | publisher=U.S. Department of State}}</ref>
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=== Biden administration ===
[[File:Spokesperson Price Prepares for Daily Press Briefing (50903011362).jpg|thumb|Ned Price in February 2021]]
On January 20, 2021, Price assumed office as the [[Spokesperson for the United States Department of State]] in the [[Biden administration]];<ref>{{Cite news |first=Chris |last=Johnson |date=January 16, 2021 |title=Ned Price tapped by Biden team as first-ever out gay State Dept. spokesperson |url=https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/01/16/obama-alum-ned-price-tapped-as-first-ever-out-gay-state-dept-spokesperson/ |access-date=January 18, 2021 |work=[[Washington Blade]] |language=en-US}}</ref> he
In March 2021, Price stated that the U.S. has "serious concerns" about the [[International Criminal Court]]'s (ICC) investigation into war crimes committed during the [[2014 Gaza War|2014 War in Gaza]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. has 'serious concerns' about ICC ruling on Israel war crime probe|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-has-serious-concerns-about-icc-ruling-on-israel-war-crime-probe/ar-BB1dqTlk|access-date=March 25, 2021|website=www.msn.com}}</ref> Price stated that the ICC has "no jurisdiction over this matter" and is "unfairly" targeting Israel,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cohn|first=Alicia|date=March 3, 2021|title=Biden admin: International Criminal Court 'unfairly' targeting Israel|url=https://thehill.com/policy/international/541480-biden-state-department-international-criminal-court-unfairly-targeting-israel-probe|access-date=March 25, 2021|website=TheHill|language=en}}</ref> His statement is consistent with Trump's executive order 13928, which denies the jurisdiction of ICC over the United States and its allies.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Executive Order 13928—Blocking Property of Certain Persons Associated With the International Criminal Court {{!}} The American Presidency Project|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-13928-blocking-property-certain-persons-associated-with-the-international|access-date=March 25, 2021|website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu}}</ref>
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Price resigned as Department Spokesperson on March 17, 2023, and shortly thereafter took up his role as Senior Advisor to Secretary of State Blinken.<ref name="State Department bio" />
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