Report, “A Review of the FBI’s Actions in Connection withĪllegations Raised by Contract Linguist Sibel Edmonds” Quickly it was communicated to our government's highest levels.and soon after, I was able to recognize in news reports a very intelligent response to the unpublicized threat.Update on the Office of the Inspector General’s July 2004 Reviewing some materials there, I recognized an implied national security threat. Only a few months after the 9/11 attacks, I had been asked to come to New York. Waggoner: your most exciting experience in the FBI? Though I also produce straight document translations or verbatim transcripts of conversations, most often I write brief summaries of the information that is most pertinent and useful to ongoing investigations. Less often, I translate unsolicited tips or leads–maybe serious, but maybe from crackpots or bizarre minds.these can make for entertaining reading! When the materials turn out to be important, I produce reports for further review or action by FBI squads. They might pertain to international white-collar crime, counterterrorism, or other intelligence community matters. They run the gamut of FBI investigations-from small crimes that happen to include some communication in my foreign language, to outlandish international conspiracies or allegations of such. Waggoner: I review various materials from multiple sources. I also relish the occasional travel to different FBI field offices to assist with cases.but really value the job flexibility allowing me to stay home most of the time in a wonderful place like Little Rock. From time to time I have been privileged to help solve some big questions, but I continually solve smaller, incremental questions-and that is very satisfying. This makes for a feeling of real productivity, spiked with the occasional thrill of solving something larger or more complex. With every word, I solve a piece of a phrase, to solve a larger idea, and on to the fully formed thoughts of individuals expressing themselves in furtherance of their objectives. Working in a fast-paced environment with multi-talented and multi-cultural teams of high achievers in the FBI is ideal for a "loves learning" generalist like me.Ī linguist's work is intellectually stimulating in a calm, progressive fashion, as the "picture" of what is being investigated emerges through translation. Waggoner: Why do I love the work? So many reasons. We asked him why -and we asked him some other questions besides. In fact, he has enjoyed calling Little Rock home for 18 years now.īut in 2001, he signed up as an FBI contract linguist-and found he simply loves the work. And he's served as Economic Development Manager for the City of Little Rock. He's taught college classes and ESL part-time.
He's consulted with the electric power industry in emerging Internet communication technologies. In Brussels, Belgium, he managed the European Office of the State of Arkansas.
He underwrote international insurance in the U.S. Wayne Waggoner has had a fascinating life. Here's What It's Like: Up Close and Personal Considered a Career as an FBI Contract Linguist?
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