The World Affairs Council of Orange County is proud to support:
The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
Stuart A. Reid, author of The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination, joins us to discuss his upcoming book uncovering the truth behind the U.S.-sanctioned assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the democratically elected leader of a newly independent Congo.
The Lumumba Plot is a page-turning spy thriller and a deeply researched historical account of a now-forgotten Cold War moment and a low point in U.S. foreign policy.
Moderated by Jim Falk, Global Santa Fe’s Program Chair.
Date & Time:
Wednesday, October 11
4:00 PM (PST) / 7:00 PM (EST)
Where:
Zoom Webinar
Tickets:
FREE
Speaker Bio:
Stuart A. Reid is an executive editor of Foreign Affairs. He has written
for The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg Businessweek, Politico Magazine, Slate, and other publications. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and daughter.
Moderator Bio:
Jim Falk, President Emeritus of the World Affairs Council of
Dallas/Fort Worth, retired in March 2021 after serving as the organization’s president since 2001. Now residing in Santa Fe, New Mexico he is member of the Board of Global Santa Fe where he chairs the program committee. Jim co-hosts Perspectives Matter, a McCuistion Program, that airs weekly on KERA-Dallas (PBS). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and honorary consul of Morocco.
