You're listening to the CyberWireriefing from the International Spy Museum.

I'm Mark Stout, the Museum's historian.

Here at the museum we get the most interesting author I'm Mark Stout, the Museum's historian.

Here at the museum we get the most interesting authors including journalists, scholars, former

spies and intelligence officers coming in to speak with our visitors and answer questions about

their latest works dealing with espionage, intelligence,

and other national security issues.

Please join me in listening to another of our selected hour-long author debriefings.

Well, good afternoon, everyone. briefings.

Well, good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the International Spy Museum.

I'm the Executive Director, Peter Ernest.

Our author today is Mike Sewick, who started off, I might add, in the Bronx and made

his way eventually to CIA by way of having served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and he holds a

PhD from City University in New York so he falls into that category I think of a

warrior scholar spy.

Mike speak Spanish, Polish, and Russian.

He joined the CIA in 1980, served in what is the clandestine service, at that time the Director of Operations, later becoming

the clandestine service and then the National Clandestine Service.

And he served in Japan, Peru, Poland, and Russia.

And he rose to become, as you know, the ADDO, that is the assistant director of operations,

before he left the agency in 2004. I happen to be in touch

with Mike during that period following 2004. He was enjoying retirement. I think on us today said he is out floating in the pool

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