Join us for an online discussion of the latest intelligence, national security, and terrorism issues in the news. Spy Museum Executive Director Chris Costa will lead the briefing. Costa, a former intelligence officer of 34 years with 25 of those in active duty in hot spots such as Panama, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, is also a past Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism on the National Security Council. He will be joined by Christopher O’Leary, former US Government Director of Hostage Rescue and Recovery.
O’Leary is Senior Vice President for Global Operations at The Soufan Group which he joined following over two decades of working on counterterrorism investigations and operations for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Before leaving federal service, as the Director of Hostage Rescue and Recovery, he led an interagency task force dedicated to the mission of safely bringing home Americans taken hostage abroad by a terrorist organization. He began his career with the FBI in the Minneapolis Field Office serving as a Special Agent on the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) and as an FBI SWAT Operator.
Over his career in counterterrorism, O’Leary served in numerous critical leadership roles including Supervisory Special Agent of the Al-Qaeda Squad of the New York JTTF, Unit Chief of the FBI’s elite Counterterrorism Fly Team, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the New York JTTF, and Section Chief in the Counterterrorism Division at FBI Headquarters. O’Leary has extensive experience working on counterterrorism matters around the world jointly with US Special Operations and Intelligence Community colleagues, as well as with Intelligence and Security Services from foreign partners.
Following their discussion of key issues, you’ll be able to ask questions via our online platform.
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