Edward Snowden Fast Facts – CNN

Mother: Elizabeth Snowden, federal court administrator

Other Facts:Dropped out of high school.

The Guardian reported that in 2009, Snowden got the first of several jobs with private contractors that worked with the National Security Agency (NSA).

Timeline:May 7, 2004 - Enlists in the Army Reserve as a Special Forces candidate.

September 28, 2004 - Is discharged from the Army Reserve without completing any training.

2013 - Works for Booz Allen Hamilton for less than three months, assigned to a team in Hawaii. Snowden is terminated on June 10, 2013.

May 20, 2013 - Snowden leaves for Hong Kong.

June 9, 2013 - Booz Allen Hamilton releases a statement confirming that Snowden has been an employee of their firm for almost three months.

June 17, 2013 - During a live online chat, the person identified as Snowden by Britain's Guardian newspaper insists that US authorities have access to phone calls, e-mails and other communications far beyond constitutional bounds.

June 21, 2013 - Federal prosecutors unseal a complaint filed in US District Court in Virginia on June 14, 2013, charging Snowden with espionage and theft of government property.

June 22, 2013 - A senior US administration official says the United States has contacted authorities in Hong Kong to seek the extradition of Snowden.

June 23, 2013 - A source tells CNN that the US government has revoked Snowden's passport.

July 24, 2013 - Russian news media reports that Russia has approved documents that would allow Snowden to enter the rest of the country while his temporary asylum request is considered.

August 1, 2013 - Kucherena tells CNN that Snowden's application for political asylum for a year has been approved and he has left the Moscow airport.

October 31, 2013 - Snowden's attorney Kucherena tells CNN that his client has been hired by an unnamed Russian website.

November 3, 2013 - A letter, purportedly written by Snowden, is published in the German magazine Der Spiegel. The letter, titled "A Manifesto for the Truth" says, "mass surveillance is a global problem and needs a global solution."

August 7, 2014 - Snowden's attorney announces that Snowden has been granted an extension to stay in Russia for three more years.

July 28, 2015 - The White House rejects a petition to pardon Snowden and maintains its position that Snowden should return to the United States. The petition contains over 167,000 signatures supporting Snowden.

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Edward Snowden Fast Facts - CNN