Stella Rimington: The Real 'M' of James Bond Fame The Oxonian Society - New York, NY Dame Stella Rimington, was the head of the famous British Secret Service MI5. In her first months as Director-General, Dame Stella was subject to a determined campaign by the British press to identify her. As the first female head of the secret service, she was also the first to be officially named and photographed during her tenure in charge of Britain's spy service.In December 1991, she made a visit to Moscow to make the first friendly contact between the British intelligence services and their old enemies, now allies, the KGB. On her return from Russia, she was informed that she was promoted to Director-General.Dame Stella said, "I was fortunate to be in a central position during a time of great change in the security scene and I believe I have a contribution to make to our understanding of the period."The two most recent James Bond films have seen the fictitious supercool spy's boss portrayed by...
Stella Rimington 'Housewife Super Spy' on MI5 Position The Oxonian Society - New York, NY The first female Director-General of MI5 remembers her experiences as a public secret service figure.From...
Stella Rimington on Feminism in MI5 Secret Service The Oxonian Society - New York, NY Director-General of MI5 Stella Rimington thinks of the glass ceiling in the secret service as "more of a glass...
Stella Rimington Tackles Modern Terrorism The Oxonian Society - New York, NY Compares today's terrorists to the IRA, Stella Rimington says modern terrorism has changed dramatically since...
Stella Rimington: The Real 'M' of James Bond Fame The Oxonian Society - New York, NY Dame Stella Rimington, was the head of the famous British Secret Service MI5. In her first months as...
Sir Roger Moore The Oxonian Society - New York, NY Sir Roger Moore was one of the keynote speakers at the Oxonian Society's 2006 annual black tie gala.Sir Roger Moore, KBE, is known for his suave,...
The Legal Secret of Bush's 'Mission Accomplished' Claim The New York Public Library - New York, NY Philip Gourevitch points out that George W. Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech on May 1, 2003...
Christopher Buckley: Media and the Decline of Politics The Hoover Institution - Stanford, CA Author, satirist, and speechwriter Christopher Buckley argues that the environment in Washington has...
Gourevitch and Morris: Standard Operating Procedure The New York Public Library - New York, NY When the infamous photographs from Abu Ghraib prison were first made public four years ago, they...
Peter Galbraith in Conversation with Mike Shuster Los Angeles Public Library - Los Angeles, CA Former Ambassador to Croatia Peter W. Galbraith sits down with NPR's Mike Shuster to discuss his new...
The Transition Generation Americans for Informed Democracy - New York, NY A keynote address by James Martin at The Transition Generation: Fulfilling the Promise seminar hosted by Americans for...
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