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Tony Mendes Biography
Tony Mendes is one of the most popular and richest Officer who was born on November 15, 1940 in Graniteville, California, United States.
Antonio Joseph Mendez (November 15, 1940 – January 19, 2019) was an American technical operations officer for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), who specialized in support of clandestine and covert CIA operations. He wrote three memoirs about his CIA experiences.
Mendez continued to work as an artist after college. He first worked as an illustrator and tool designer for Martin Marietta, a large aerospace firm. In 1965, Mendez answered a blind advertisement for a graphic artist. He was hired by the CIA and became an espionage artist for the Technical Services Division, where he specialized in identity document forgery and creating disguises. He worked as an officer in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, and served in the CIA for 25 years.
| Name | Tony Mendes |
| First Name | Troy |
| Last Name | Castaneda |
| Occupation | Officer |
| Birthday | November 15 |
| Birth Year | 1940 |
| Place of Birth | Graniteville |
| Home Town | California |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Scott Mendes |
| Spouse | Jonna Mendez , Karen Mendez |
| Children(s) | Antonio Tobias Mendez, Ian Mendez, Amanda Mendez |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In 1980, in what became known as the Canadian Caper, Mendez travelled to Iran to rescue six American diplomats who had taken refuge at the Canadian embassy, after the United States embassy was overrun in the disruption related to the overthrow of the government. Mendez was part of a strategy to exfiltrate the diplomats by passing them off as a Canadian film crew, having received passports and supporting documents from the Canadian Government to identify them as such. He was awarded the Intelligence Star on March 12, 1980, for his efforts in leading the rescue mission.
Tony Mendes Net Worth
Tony Mendes is one of the richest Officer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tony Mendes's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Mendez was born in Eureka, Nevada, in 1940 to John George Mendez (1917–1943) and Neva June Tognoni (1919–1995). He attended local public schools. His father was of Mexican descent, and his mother had Italian, French, and Irish ancestry. In an interview by Open Your Eyes magazine, Mendez said that his father died when he was quite young. As he never learned to speak Spanish and was cut off from his father’s Mexican-American culture, he did not identify as Hispanic.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Officer |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Mendez was decorated, and is now widely known, for his on-the-scene management of the “Canadian Caper” during the Iran hostage crisis. He exfiltrated six American diplomats from Iran in January 1980 by arranging to have them pose as a Canadian film crew. As part of their cover, the diplomats carried passports issued by the Canadian government to document them as Canadian citizens.
Mendez and his first wife, Karen, had three children together. Karen Mendez died of cancer in 1986. Their son Ian died in 2010. Their son Antonio Tobias Mendez became a sculptor.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In the mid-1980s, Mendez worked with Jonna Hiestand Goeser, also a CIA officer, on rebuilding the U.S. security organization in the Soviet Union and later Russia. Following Mendez’s retirement in 1990, they married in 1991. They had a son together.
His first book was lauded in 2002 by John Hollister Hedley, former Chairman of the CIA’s Publications Review Board, as one of three “landmark memoirs” by former CIA officers.
Who is Tony Mendes Dating?
According to our records, Tony Mendes married to Jonna Mendez , Karen Mendez . As of December 1, 2023, Tony Mendes’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Tony Mendes. You may help us to build the dating records for Tony Mendes!After retiring from the CIA in 1990, Mendez and his wife Jonna, herself a 27-year veteran of the CIA, served on the board of directors of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. He also worked as an artist.
Facts & Trivia
Troy Ranked on the list of most popular Officer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tony Mendes celebrates birthday on November 15 of every year.
In the first decade of the 21st century, records related to the Canadian Caper were declassified. Journalist Joshuah Bearman wrote a full article about this in the April 2007 issue of Wired magazine.
What is Exfil CIA?
CIA Chief of Disguise Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck’s character) really was a master of providing a deep cover story for the risky “exfil” which is commonly referred to as “The Canadian Caper.” The script used was originally a version of screenwriter-producer Barry Ira Geller’s adaptation of science fiction author Roger …
Is Tony Mendez Hispanic?
Tony Mendez was a Chicano, a Mexican American, born and raised in El Paso, Texas.
Is Tony Mendez Mexican?
Mendez was born in Eureka, Nevada, in 1940 to John George Mendez (1917–1943) and Neva June Tognoni (1919–1995). He attended local public schools. His father was of Mexican descent, and his mother had Italian, French, and Irish ancestry.
Is Anthony Mendez Puerto Rican?
Méndez (birth name: Antonio Méndez) was born in Puerto Rico. In 1927, he moved to East Harlem in New York City where he established a jewelry store.
Is Antonio Mendez still alive?
January 19, 2019
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