the proposed Nassau County Legislature but because the electorate failed to approve a referendum setting up a legislative form of government in the County, never served in that capacity. Political career From 1979 to 1987, Mondello served as a Councilman of the Town of Hempstead, New York. In January 1987, Mondello was appointed Town supervisor of Hempstead, which is the largest town in the United States with a population close to 800,000. He was then reelected by wide margins in 1987, 1989, and 1991. In 1984, Mondello became Chairman of the Nassau County Republican Committee, a position he held before stepping down in May 2018. In March 2018, he was nominated by Donald Trump to be United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago. He was confirmed for the post by the U.S. Senate on June 28, 2018, and appointed on July 2. Mondello presented his credentials to President Paula-Mae Weekes on October 22, 2018. He resigned on January 13, 2021. Death Mondello died on August 1, 2022, at the age of 84. References External links 1938 births 2022 deaths Ambassadors of the United States to Trinidad and Tobago American people of Italian descent American political consultants County legislators in New York (state) Hispanic and Latino American diplomats Hispanic and Latino American lawyers Hofstra University alumni New York National Guard personnel New York (state) Republicans New York (state) lawyers People from Hempstead (town), New York People of the Office of Naval Intelligence Politicians from Nassau County, New York Puerto Rican people in New York (state) politics Schoolteachers from New York (state) State political party chairs of New York (state) Town supervisors in New York (state) 21st-century American diplomats