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Expulsion of Russian Diplomats Related to Hanssen Case

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 2001

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1 Hanssen was thereafter indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he had spied for the Soviet Union and Russia for more than fifteen years. See Risen, James, Former F.B.I. Agent Indicted in Spy Case. N.Y. Times, May 17, 2001, at A18 Google Scholar. On July 6, Hanssen pleaded guilty as part of an agreement whereby he was spared the death penalty in exchange for providing information on his espionage activities. See Masters, Brooke A., Hanssen Admits Spying, Avoids Death Penalty, Wash. Post, July 7, 2001, at A2 Google Scholar.

2 U.S. Dep’t of State Press Release on Expulsion of Russian Intelligence Officers (Mar. 22, 2001), at <http://www.state.gov>.

3 See Loeb, Vernon & Glasser, Susan B., Bush Backs Expulsion of 50. Russians, Wash. Post, Mar. 23, 2001, at A1 Google Scholar.

4 Government of Russia Press Release on Handover of List of Four U.S. Moscow Embassy Staff Members Declared Persona Non Grata (Mar. 27, 2001) (unofficial translation from the Russian), at <http://www.russianembassy.org>. Further, Russian officials stated that forty-six additional U.S. diplomats would be required to leave Russia before the summer. See Tyler, Patrick E., Russia Expels 4 Americans and Vows “Other Measures,” N.Y. Times, Mar. 24, 2011, at A4 Google Scholar.

5 Exchange with Reporters on Capitol Hill, 37 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 489 (Mar. 23, 2001).