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FBI Retired Case File Review

295: Shannon McGarry – The FBI in Brussels and NATO

FBI Retired Case File Review

Jerri Williams

True Crime, Interviews, Fiction, History, Fbi, Government, Truecrime

4.62.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Retired agent Shannon McGarry reviews her assignment as an Assistant Legal Attaché (ALAT) to the FBI’s overseas office in Brussels, Belgium, which covers four US embassies in Northwestern Europe: Belgium, Luxembourg, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU). Her responsibilities included establishing relationships with national and international executives and appointed officials; interacting with various government entities, educational institutions, and private industry to identify potential collaboration opportunities; and providing regular briefings on emerging threats, trends, and ongoing operations to ambassadors in all four embassies. Shannon McGarry served in the FBI for over 21 years.
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0:00.0

Hi, it's Jerry. Before we get to the episode, I want to introduce you to a new podcast

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0:20.9

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0:23.6

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0:25.6

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0:28.6

When they're caught dealing drugs, they flip on Chad and confess everything to the

0:33.4

FBI.

0:34.4

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0:45.1

Welcome to episode 295 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams.

0:54.0

I'm a retired agent on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does through

1:00.4

my books, my blog, and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues.

1:05.4

Today we get to speak to retired agent Shannon McGarry, who served in the FBI for nearly

1:12.2

21 years.

1:13.8

In this episode, Shannon reviews her assignment as an assistant legal attaché A-Lat to

1:20.2

the FBI's overseas office in Brussels, Belgium.

1:24.4

Legat Brussels covers four United States embassies located in northwestern Europe, Belgium,

1:30.9

Luxembourg, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, and the European Union, EU.

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