Joseph Mondello

Joseph Mondello
United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago
In office
October 22, 2018 – January 13, 2021
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byJohn L. Estrada
Succeeded byCandace Bond
Chair of the New York Republican Party
In office
November 15, 2006 – September 29, 2009
Preceded byStephen Minarik
Succeeded byEdward F. Cox
Town Supervisor of Hempstead
In office
1987–1993
Preceded byThomas Gulotta
Succeeded byGregory P. Peterson
Personal details
Born(1938-02-13)February 13, 1938
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 1, 2022(2022-08-01) (aged 84)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLinda Elizabeth Crabtree[1]
Children3[1]
OccupationPolitician, lawyer, professor
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service
Years of service1955–1958

Joseph Nestor[2] Mondello (February 13, 1938 – August 1, 2022) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago from 2018 to 2021. He previously served as Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee until September 2009 and as the chairman of the Nassau County Republican Committee from 1983 to May 24, 2018.[3]

Mondello was a lawyer with the firm of Berkman, Henoch, Peterson and Peddy of Garden City, New York, and held the rank of Major General in the New York Guard. Prior to being elected state chairman, he served as the head of the Nassau County Republican Committee for twenty three years. He was a past Town supervisor of Hempstead, New York, as well as an attorney, college professor, high school teacher, and probation officer. He served as deputy commander of the New York Guard, and also served in the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Meet the Chairman". Nassau County Republican Committee. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Lisette McSoud, J. N. Mondello Jr". The New York Times. August 10, 1997. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Brand, Rick (May 15, 2018). "Joseph Mondello to step down as Nassau GOP chief May 24". Newsday. Retrieved September 1, 2018.