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True Spies Classic: The Rookie and Bin Laden | CIA

True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

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From Spy to Teacher

  • After leaving the CIA's vault, Tracy Walder joined the Weapons of Mass Destruction Group and later the FBI, working in Chinese counterintelligence.
  • However, her true calling was teaching history, a passion she pursued by earning a master's in education.
  • She eventually combined her past and present by creating a popular national security, foreign policy, and espionage course for her students, inspiring many young women to pursue careers in intelligence agencies.
  • Walder views teaching as a continuation of her mission, equipping future generations to engage with these critical fields.
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