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April 25, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Michael V. Hayden Center | In-Person & Virtual
WHO:
- Jonna Mendez, former Chief of Disguise, Central Intelligence Agency, and author
- Moderator: David Priess, Senior Fellow, Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security
Throughout her 27-year career at the CIA, Mendez navigated the gendered culture of sexism while never wavering in her patriotism and witnessed the effect this gendered culture had on the women who served at the CIA and the overall mission. Her experience includes overseeing disguise operations throughout the Cold War in hostile environments from Moscow to Havana to Beijing, and later taking cutting-edge technology into the Oval Office!
Since retiring more than 20 years ago, Mendez has contributed greatly to the development of the International Spy Museum and has cowritten books like The Moscow Rules (2019), ARGO (2012), and Spy Dust (2002).
Those who attend our event in person will have the opportunity to speak directly with this remarkable intelligence officer and get a signed copy of In True Face.
There will be time for audience questions. The event will be recorded and posted on our website and YouTube channel. Immediately following the event, there will be a reception for all in-person attendees on the Mason Square Plaza.
The Hayden Center is located at George Mason University‘s Schar School of Policy and Government in Arlington, VA. General Hayden, our founder, has been a distinguished visiting professor at Schar School for 15 years. David Priess, Director of Intelligence for Bedrock Learning, former publisher of Lawfare & chief operating officer of the Lawfare Institute, author, and a former CIA analyst and briefer, has also taught at the Schar School.
