# Umasking the CIA: Jonna Mendez

An episode of [NatSec Matters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711240452), 25 Dec 2024, 47 min.

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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.

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