Ann Butler: Wife, Mother, Spy

Biography

Ann Butler has always been drawn to travel and adventure. She was born in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and raised in Upstate, New York. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, she spent several years studying overseas in France and Belgium. Then, she began a 27-year-long career with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as an undercover Operations Officer. 

Butler’s mission was simple: recruit spies, collect intelligence, and help protect the United States. While working in this fast-paced and dangerous role, she moved every few years to a different city, country, or continent with her husband and five children. Her memoir, Wife, Mother, Spy - An Extraordinary Life Filled with Ordinary Days, published last year, describes a life full of both challenging and rewarding moments. Throughout her career, Butler strived to find the balance between her unique line of work and her role as a mother.

With her story, she hopes others will realize that with a bit of patience and tenacity, they too can experience an extraordinary life.

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