International Spy Museum - The Moscow Rules with Jonna Mendez
Join Jonna for the launch of the Mendez’s new book THE MOSCOW RULES Tactics That Helped America Win the Cold War, where she and her late husband Tony tell the story of the intelligence breakthrough that turned the odds in America’s favor.
NPR - How The CIA Operated Under the Watchful Eye of the KGB
How The CIA Operated Under the Watchful Eye of the KGB
WP Retropod - The Painter Who Became the CIA’s Master of Disguise
The spy business is all about masking the truth. One CIA agent’s deceptions and sham identities were so enterprising that he earned the nickname “Master of Disguise.”
WTOP Podcast USA - Target USA - Episode 172: Jonna Mendez, former CIA chief of disguise talks about her book, 'The Moscow Rules'
In an interview with "Intelligence Matters" host and CBS News senior national security contributor Michael Morell, Mendez, who spent nearly 30 years at the agency before retiring in 1993, said the disguises she and teams around the world would create in the agency's Office of Technical Service could be life-saving.
Intelligence Matters - CIA's former chief of disguise Jonna Mendez on how to hide spies
In an interview with "Intelligence Matters" host and CBS News senior national security contributor Michael Morell, Mendez, who spent nearly 30 years at the agency before retiring in 1993, said the disguises she and teams around the world would create in the agency's Office of Technical Service could be life-saving.
CSPAN - The Moscow Rules Book Talk by Jonna Mendez
The Moscow Rules book talk by author Jonna Mendez at the Spy Museum on CSPAN BookTV
New York Post - Best Books of The Week
The Moscow Rules: The Secret CIA Tactics That Helped America Win the Cold WarAntonio J. Mendez, Jonna Mendez (nonfiction, PublicAffairs)A posthumous release from the man who inspired the movie “Argo” about his James Bond-like spy tactics.
The Hindu - Former CIA officer Jonna Mendez on changing man to woman in 45 seconds
Jonna Mendez is former Chief of Disguise at the CIA and a member of the advisory board of the International Spy Museum in Washington D.C. which (re)opened its doors to the public on new premises in Washington D.C. early this month. Mendez is a specialist in clandestine photography and was responsible for disguise in several theatres of the Cold War, including in Havana, Moscow and Beijing. Excerpts from an interview:
Business Insider - 'The Moscow Rules' Are Ten Simple Reminders For Covert CIA Operations
Tony Mendez is arguably the Michael Jordan of covert CIA operations.So considering the recent revelations swirling around a suspected CIA wig, a Moscow "diplomat," and a publicly-outed, dusty-desk-in-a-basement-bound former CIA station chief, it'd probably be nice to review Mendez' basic rules for espionage.
The Joe Piscopo Show - Jonna Mendez discussing the current situation with the US and Iran
Jonna Mendez discussing the current situation with the US and Iran
The Kojo Nnamdi Show - The Spy Capital Of The World
The International Spy Museum just reopened in a new, larger space in L’Enfant Plaza. But it’s not just the building that’s changed: The museum has also expanded its focus, adding new exhibits that trace the history of intelligence all over the world.Some of that history happened right here in the D.C. region, which has been — and still is — a hotbed of espionage, from the Civil War to the Cold War to today.We hear some real-life spy yarns, set right here in Washington.
CBS News - The International Spy Museum reopens, lifting veil of those "working in the shadows"
CBS NEWSIn 1777, Gen. George Washington established the country's first spy network to take on the British during the Revolutionary War. That is where America's spy story begins, but the $162 million International Spy Museum, in Washington, D.C., is re-imagining what spycraft looks like today.
The Washington Post - The new Spy Museum is bigger, bolder and more beautiful. Here are the 10 things you shouldn’t miss.
THE WASHINGTON POSTThe familiar sleek lines of James Bond’s Aston Martin greet visitors in the modern glass lobby of the new International Spy Museum, a welcome nod to the institution’s entertaining roots. But suspended overhead is an Amber Drone, precursor of the CIA’s remotely piloted Predator aircraft and an early clue that the new version brings a little edge to the fun and games.
WIRED - Former CIA Chief of Disguise Breaks Down 30 Spy Scenes From Film & TV
WIREDJonna Mendez, former CIA Chief of Disguise, takes a look at spy scenes from a variety of television shows and movies and breaks down how accurate they really are.
WDVM-TV - Gov. Hogan accepts Mendez Award at the Maryland International Film Festival
WDVM-TVMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Jonna Mendez got the chance to talk Friday at the VIP reception for the Maryland International Film Festival. Mendez says it was an honor to award Gov. Hogan with the Mendez award, named after her late husband Tony Mendez.
Tony Mendez, ‘Argo’ spy who smuggled U.S. hostages out of Iran during crisis, dies at 78
THE WASHINGTON POSTA forgery artist and master of disguise for the CIA, Tony Mendez once transformed a black agent and an Asian diplomat into a pair of white business executives, using masks that gave them an uncanny resemblance to the movie stars Victor Mature and Rex Harrison.