Chief Of Disguise For CIA | Jonna Mendez | Ep. 270
The Team House
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4.7 • 929 Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2024
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Jonna Mendez is a former Chief of Disguise in the CIA’s Office of Technical Service, often compared to “Q” in the Ian Fleming novels, Ms. Mendez was also a specialist in clandestine photography. Her 27-year career, for which she earned the CIA’s Intelligence Commendation Medal, included operational disguise responsibilities in the most hostile theaters of the Cold War, from Havana to Beijing to Moscow and ultimately into the Oval Office.
Jonna's books:
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody. Welcome to Team House episode 270. I'm Dave Park with Jack Murphy and our |
| 0:09.0 | guest tonight is John Mendez. Jana former director of disguise for the CIA. |
| 0:17.7 | And John, thank you very much for being here with us tonight. |
| 0:20.4 | We really appreciate it. |
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