The January 6th breach of the US Capitol was a shock to all of us here in the U.S. and around the world. The scenes were reminiscent of instability and regime riots in countries with fragile democracies or other authoritarian governments. In the aftermath of the January 6 riots, many of us are asking, how could this have happened in the world’s most stable and secure democracy? What lead to the security breakdown at the Capitol?
Special guest and WAC Member, Kathy Stearman will share her insights and lead a discussion with WAC members on what happened on January 6th.
Ms. Stearman retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation after a 26-year career working counterintelligence and international terrorism. During her career, Ms. Stearman was assigned as the FBI Legal Attaché to Beijing, China where she was responsible for oversight of all FBI interests and concerns in the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia.
Prior to her posting as Legat Beijing, Ms. Stearman was the FBI Legal Attaché in New Delhi, India, responsible for all FBI operations in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Ms. Stearman is currently writing a book about her experiences heading FBI offices overseas, one of an extremely small group of female Special Agents to have done so. Ms. Stearman currently lives in Louisville with her husband, Keith.
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