Season 1 · Episode 64
Umasking the CIA: Jonna Mendez
NatSec Matters · Beacon Global Strategies, LLC
December 25, 202446m 32s
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Show Notes
Michael revisits his interview with former CIA officer Jonna Mendez about her memoir, In True Face: A Woman's Life in the CIA, Unmasked. Jonna reflects on her unconventional path into the CIA, her groundbreaking work in disguise and clandestine photography, and the challenges of navigating a male-dominated field. She also discusses her work evaluating tampered packages and recounts the unique moment she demonstrated a disguise mask to President George H. W. Bush in the Oval Office.