Jeanne led the team that uncovered traitor Aldrich Ames. It was the pinnacle of her long & memorable CIA career.
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1954: Jeanne joined CIA as a typist & as opportunities for females slowly began to grow, she earned jobs @ posts overseas
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After learning Russian & finding her niche in counterintelligence Jeanne was asked to lead a 5-person investigative team.
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Alarming # of our USSR assets disappeared or were executed in rapid succession. Jeanne’s team was formed to find out why.
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The task was long & exhaustive, complicated by fact that many didn’t think cause was a traitor, but intercepted communications instead.
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1992: Jeanne’s colleague, Sandy Grimes, found Ames made large bank-account deposits after every meeting w Soviet official
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1992: Jeanne reached mandatory retirement age, but immediately returned as contractor to see investigation to completion.
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@FBI took over investigation & used surveillance to build case. 21 Feb 1994: Ames was arrested. He pleaded guilty & is serving life sentence -
For 58 years, starting when CIA was overwhelmingly male & until her death in 2012, Jeanne blazed trails for all CIA women
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Jeanne was a driven, focused officer who demanded excellence & was always devoted to mission.
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is there a mens equality day?
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Women tend to have an incredible eye, talent and depth perception for intelligence and counter intelligence work.
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I've got the target in custody. Pls advice if I should proceed with the delta or tango disposal plan
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contact me about going NOC.
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Hello Where ist the Line?
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