Valerie Plame will be the guest speaker for the WNMU Lecture Series on Thursday, October 27 in Light Hall Theater on the Western New Mexico University campus. The event is sold out. A live stream of the lecture will be available for attendees without an advanced ticket in Light Hall room 213.
Plame is a former CIA operations officer. The subject of a 2003 CIA leak scandal, Plame had her identity as a covert officer leaked to the press by members of the George W. Bush administration. The name became public causing Plame to resign from the CIA.
Plame has written a memoir detailing her career and the events leading up to her resignation. During her CIA career, Plame worked to protect America’s national security and prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, in particular nuclear weapons.
Plame sits on the boards of Global Data Security, a cyber security company; and Starling Trust, a predictive behavioral analytics company. Plame serves on several nonprofit boards including Global Zero, Ploughshares Fund, Penn State School of International Affairs, United Way of Santa Fe, and Postpartum Support International.
The author of New York Times bestseller Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House; Plame is also the co-author of fictional spy thrillers Blowback and Burned.
Plame lives in Santa Fe with her husband, retired ambassador Joe Wilson, and their two children.
The WNMU Lecture Series event begins with a Meet the Artist Reception at 5:30 p.m. in Light Hall patio, followed by the sold out lecture at 6:30 p.m. inside Light Hall Theater, and a book signing at 7:30 p.m. While the lecture is sold out, attendees will be able to see a live stream inside Light Hall classroom 213.
The event is free and sponsored by the WNMU Office of Cultural Affairs with support of the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning.
For more information, visit http://wnmu.edu/culture.