Tracy Walder (pictured) temporarily left behind her dreams of becoming a teacher to join the CIA - and later the FBI - where she would become an expert in Al Qaeda and confronting captured terrorist associates in the Middle East
Daily Mail: Sorority girl reveals how she became an elite CIA counterterrorism operative who traveled the world foiling al-Qaeda plots after 9/11 and interviewing terrorists
* Tracy Walder was a sorority girl in Los Angeles before she was recruited by the CIA her junior year
* Walder initially had plans to become a teacher while at the University of Southern California, but that changed when she met a CIA agent at a job fair
* She joined the CIA in 2000, eventually become versed in al-Qaeda, interviewing terrorist associates in the Middle East and chemical weapons
* After the September 11 attacks, Walder was assigned to a counterterrorism unit that was tasked with stopping al-Qaeda
* She traveled across the globe foiling terrorism plots, but faced challenges like exhaustion and sexism
* Walder later transferred to the FBI and has written a new book about her experience working against al-Qaeda
At the time, Walder was dressed in a pink top, flip flops and was pushing along a Huffy bike when the recruiter asked her the life-changing question, New York Post reports.
'Do you want to be in the CIA?' he asked, after Walder handed him a résumé.
'Yes, I do,' she said.
Walder recalls the surprising moment in the upcoming memoir, which is co-authored by Jessive Anya Blau.
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