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Emily Francona and Senator Dan Coats
Senate Intelligence Committee
Emily Francona overcame unique
challenges as an American intelligence officer and later as a professional
staff member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Tackling organizational
obstacles within the traditionally male-oriented military system, she excelled
in an even more male-dominated specialty – a clandestine case officer.
During her distinguished
intelligence career, Emily served with the Central Intelligence Agency
and the Defense Intelligence Agency in Europe, the Balkans, the Middle
East, and Latin America.
After retiring from the Air
Force, Emily joined the professional staff of the United States Senate
Select Committee on Intelligence – where she conducted direct oversight
of sensitive Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency operations.
Her extensive intelligence background enabled her to draft legislation
on intelligence operations standards and intelligence restructuring, still
in force today.
| Emily is passionate about
educating citizens on intelligence issues and countering frequently sensationalized,
inaccurate media reporting. She believes that citizens need to be better
informed about the capabilities, limitations, and costs of intelligence
– and the impact of intelligence on national security and foreign policy
decisions.
Her audiences have included the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Civilian-Military Relations, Portland State University's International Affairs Department, Willamette University's Institute for Continued Learning, and the Argentine Ministry of Defense. She also provides customized analysis for the Central Intelligence Agency on intelligence issues for emerging democracies. |
Presentation Topic
Demystifying Intelligence:
Things you always wondered about but never knew whom to ask…
Spies…agents…assassinations...intelligence
failures - this informative and entertaining presentation removes the cloak
of mystery that often surrounds intelligence issues. Emily explains the
U.S. intelligence community, various intelligence disciplines and oversight.
A hypothetical case study gives the audience a chance to run an intelligence
operation.
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