Conversation With the Author

Join USGIF for this new series of networking and learning events for 2024. These in-person breakfast events feature a moderated discussion and book signing with an author of a book related to GEOINT or national security, plus networking with other members of the USGIF community.  

U.S. government officials knew they had a spy, but it never occurred to them it was a superstar Defense Intelligence Agency employee. Ana Montes impressed her bosses, but she also spent seventeen years spying for the Cubans. After the 9/11 attacks, Cuba wanted Montes to continue her work. They couldn’t know the FBI was already on to her. Retired FBI agent Peter J. Lapp explains the clues—including never-released information—that led their team to catch one of the United States’ most dangerous spies.

Be sure to arrive early to get a copy of the book!