Brian Latell

CIA operative Dr. Brian Latell was assigned to Fidel Castro in the 1960’s—and tracked the plans and actions of the unpredictable revolutionary leader for the next thirty-five years. As a Latin America specialist for the CIA and the National Intelligence Council for more than four decades, reaching a civilian four-star rank, he has served seven US presidents and won the CIA’s Distinguished Intelligence Medal. He is also the author of <i>After Fidel: Raul Castro and the Future of Cuba’s Revolution</i>, which has been published in eight languages around the world, as well as <i>Castro’s Secret’s: Cuban Intelligence, the CIA, and the Assassination of John F. Kennedy</i>.