Events:

Tony continues to lecture and write his definitive history of the Iranian Hostage Crisis
Jonna's course on Contemporary Women In Espionage is in high demand in the Intelligence Community. View the online Video clip
They also give courses and workshops on a variety of topics including Disguise and Illusion and KGB 101 (CI Centre)
In July 2005 they lectured on Deception as a Design Goal at the Cooper-Hewitt Design Institute in New York
They presented a lecture at the UCLA Campus on 24 June 2006 titled Espionage 101: An Overview of Spycraft

Recent Events:

10 April 2008- The International Spy Museum featured Tony and Jonna at another exclusive spy retreat, an evening of intrigue at the famous Willard Hotel in Washington DC. The "Cherry Blossom Case" unfolded during the week of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC. The unexpected romantic climax will forever be shrouded in mystery and intrigue. As usual nothing is as it seems
4 April 2008- It was announced that a yet-to-be-named major Hollywood studio optioned the film rights to Tony and Jonna's book "Spy Dust." Who will play the spy couple in the film version of their glam CIA careers?
27 February 2008- The duo spent more than an hour on the air with DC101 shock jock "Elliott in the Morning." It was a riot!
1 September 2007- Tony and Jonna were the keynote speakers at the Association of Former Intelligence Officers gala in Houston, Texas. The event was well attended with an audience of several hundred. The duo was well received and the Mayor and City Council of Houston had voted an official proclamation declaring 1 September "Tony and Jonna Mendez Day" in the City of Houston
May 2007- "Wired Magazine" published a feature article on Tony's rescue operation in Iran during the 1979-80 Iranian Hostage Crisis. The article by Josh Bearman was titled "The Great Escape." At least two major film studios, Warner Brothers and Paramount, had advance copies of the article. Warners called George Clooney and Paramount called Brad Pitt and the two opposing parties bid on the film rights to the article. George and his Smoke House Productions won. George is going to write and direct. Who is going to play Tony? George is not good looking enough
February 2007- Jonna and Tony continue to have a robust schedule of speaking engagements both in the Intelligence Community and in the public domain. One highlight during 2007 was a trip to Scottsdale, Arizona and an Arizona Science Center gala

Future Events:

Germany's Der Spiegel Magazine is doing a feature article this spring about Tony and Jonna's lives as former intelligence officers and their experiences as emerging public figures in television, film and literature
5 June 2008- Tony and Jonna will address a series of Elderhostel groups at Spy Museum luncheons
14-15 June- Tony and Jonna will be joining their son Toby for another Spring Art Show at their Pleasant Valley Art studios in rural Maryland.
10 June 2008- Tony will moderate a "Spies on Film" screening of the original "Day of the Jackal" at the International Spy Museum
July 2008- The SPY/EST (The International Spy Museum's Elite Surveillance Team created and lead by Tony) will re-form its ranks for another year. Anyone who wishes to join for fun and games in the spirit of real spies may do so
August 2008- Tony and Jonna will be featured speakers at a major international security symposium in Calgary, Canada this summer. Other speakers include former Director of Central Intelligence, George Tenet; Former Canadian Prime Minister, Joe Clark and former Canadian Ambassador to Iran, Ken Taylor

Book News:

Their book Spy Dust is available as an E-book
The Master of Disguise and Spy Dust in hard and soft covers can be ordered here
Both books are highly recommended reading for new recruits in the US Intelligence Community, and are part of the cirriculum at Universities and in the Intelligence Community

Media Events:

CNN offers transcripts of Tony and Jonna's interviews:

PBS offers tapes of Mendez documentary Innovation; Spycatchers

ANTONIO MENDEZ is the former chief of disguise for the CIA. A recipient of the CIA's Intelligence Star of Valor and the Trailblazer Award, he is the author of The Master of Disguise.

JONNA MENDEZ is a twenty-seven year veteran of the CIA who served as a technical operations officer and chief of disguise. Tony and Jonna Mendez live in Maryland with their son, Jesse.