good catch Count.
Your thoughts on Eric?
From article, worth reading.
Ciaramella is a CIA officer specializing in Russia and Ukraine and was detailed to the National Security Council in the summer of 2015, when he worked for Obama’s national security adviser Susan Rice.
According to federal records, Biden’s office invited Ciaramella to a luncheon with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in October 2016. At the party where CIA Director John Brennan, FBI Director James Comey and National Intelligence Director James Clapper.
U.S. officials told Real Clear Investigations that it was odd that Ciaramella got an invitation because of his low-level status as a GS-13 federal employee.
Former White House officials also told Real Clear Investigations that Ciaramella worked on Ukrainian policy issues for Biden in 2015 and 2016. This was during the years that Biden was President Obama’s “point man” for Ukraine.
Ciaramella graduate from Yale and reportedly speaks Russian, Ukrainian and Arabic. He was assigned to the NSC by John Brennan.