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Francis Gary Powers Jr.

EDUCATION
• Certificate of Non Profit Management, May 1997, George Mason University.

• Master of Public Administration (MPA), May 1995, George Mason University.

• Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, June 1991, California State University Los Angeles.

PUBLISHED WORKS
• Book, Spy Pilot: Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy, Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2019.

• Book, Letters from a Soviet Prison: The Personal Correspondence and Letters from CIA U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers, Lulu, Raleigh, NC, 2017.

• Chapter, The Most Dangerous Years: The Cold War 1953-1975, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA, 2005.

• Epilogue, Operation Overflight: Memoir of the U-2 Incident, Brassey’s, Washington, DC, 2004.

• Congressional Testimony, H.R. 107 - Preservation of Cold War Resources, USGPO, Washington, DC, 2001.

• Sidebar, American Heritage Magazine, Forbes, New York, NY, September 2000.

• Preface, Corona: Between the Sun & the Earth, The First NRO Reconnaissance Eye in Space, The National War College, Washington, DC, 1997.

• Chapter, U-2 Flights and the Cold War in the High North, Bodø Aviation Center, Bodø, Norway, 1995.

• Foreword, The Story of the Letter U and the Numeral 2 by Negative Land, Seeland, Concord, CA, 1995.

PARTIAL LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AWARDS, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Member – Virginia Chamber of Commerce – Education and Tourism Committee, 2006-2008.

• Founding Member/Secretary, James River Rotary, 2006-2008.

• Member – Rotary International, 1998 – 2008.

• Appointee – Chesterfield County Impact Fee Ordinance Advisory Committee, 2007.

• Secretary - Vienna Rotary, 2001-2004.

• Ten Outstanding Young Americans - United States Jaycees, 2002.

• Board of Directors – Prince William Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2000.

• Certificate of Appreciation – National Image and Mapping Agency, 1999.

• Who's Who in Rising Young Americans, 1991 – 1999.

• Ten Outstanding Young Virginians - Virginia Jaycees, 1998.

• Certificate of Appreciation – Central Intelligence Agency for “Return to ‘Glorie’ Land” display, 1997.

• Certificate of Appreciation – National Security Agency’s 91st Squadron for history symposium lecture, 1997.

• Promotion of the History of Photo Reconnaissance Award – National Reconnaissance Office, 1996.

CONTACT
For more information on the on the Cold War Museum and Memorial visit www.coldwar.org or to contact Francis Gary Powers, Jr., visit www.garypowers.org.