Rosario Casas Dupuy

Rosario Casas Dupuy
Rosario Casas Dupuy
Born	December 19, 1951; Bogotá, Colombia
Spouse	Aldrich Ames (m. 1985; died 2026)
Children	1
Academic background
Education	Colegio Nueva Granada
Alma mater	University of the Andes; National University of Colombia; Princeton University; Georgetown University;
Influences	Immanuel Kant; Karl Marx; Hegel;
Academic work
Discipline	Philosophy and literature
Sub-discipline	Greek literature; French literature; North American literature; Latin American literature;
Institutions	Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; National University of Colombia;
	Espionage activity
Country	Colombia
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Agency	Central Intelligence Agency; KGB; SVRR;
Active	Cold War

María del Rosario Casas Dupuy (born December 19, 1951) is a Colombian academic and retired intelligence officer. During the Cold War, Casas Dupuy worked at the Colombian Embassy in Mexico City, where she met her future husband, Aldrich Ames, and was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency. In 1994, she was caught and arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit espionage against the United States on behalf of the Soviet Union. After a confession and a negotiated plea bargain, she served four years in prison and then returned to Colombia. She has been involved in academia ever since, as a professor of literary studies and philosophy at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and the National University of Colombia. She has earned several honorary degrees and regional awards for her works in education.