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Admiral, Secretary of the Navy
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Name:
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Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza
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Place of Birth:
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Veracruz, Veracruz
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Date of Birth:
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September 20, 1942
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Date of Entrance into Active
Duty in the Mexican Navy:
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January 22, 1959
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Basic Studies:
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Elementary School and Junior High-School
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Professional Studies:
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Heroic Naval Military School |
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ASSIGNMENTS:
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A.- Subordinate Officer and Executive Officer on board several Surface Units of the Mexican Navy.
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B.- Commanding Officer of the following Surface Units: Dragaminas-14, B.O.V. “Uribe”, “Álvarez”, “Galeana” and “Manzanillo”.
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| C.- Commandant of the Eighth, Twelfth, and Fourteenth Flotillas. |
D.- Sub Chief of the Third Section and Chief of the Second Section of the General Staff.
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E.- Chief of Staff of the First Naval Region, Third and Sixth Naval Zone and of the Gulf Naval Force.
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F.- Adjoint Naval Attaché to the Mexican Navy in the United States of America.
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G.- Director of Support and Control of the General Directorate of Naval Weapons.
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H.- Commandant of the Gulf and Caribbean Sea Naval Force.
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I.- Naval Attaché to the Mexican Navy in Great Britain.
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J.- Commandant of the next Naval Zones: NZ-3, NZ-5 and NZ-12.
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K.- Commandant of the Following Naval Regions: NR-1, NR-3 and NR-4.
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L.- Commandant of the Pacific Naval Force.
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M.- General Sub Director of the Social Security Institute for the Mexican Armed Forces (ISSFAM, by its acronym in Spanish)
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N.- Current Secretary of the Navy
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TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
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A.- Military Professor at the Heroic Naval Military School
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B.- Director of the Navy Training Center.
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| C.- Lecturer, Dean of Academics, Sub Director and Director of the Center for Superior Naval Studies. |
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DECORATIONS:
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A.- Perseverance medal, Sixth to First Class, for having accomplished 10 to 35 years in Active Duty.
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B.- Exceptional Perseverance Medal, Third to Second Class, for having accomplished 40 to 45 year in Active Duty.
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C.- “Order to Naval Merit” Decoration in the rank of Great Master granted by the Government of the Federal Republic of Brazil.
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COURSES:
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A.- Naval Command, Staff, and Superior Command and National Security at the Center for Naval Superior Studies.
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B.- Superior Continental Defense Course at the Inter-American Defense College, Washington, D.C.
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LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
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| English |
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PROMOTIONS:
A.- To Midshipman, January 1, 1964.
B.- To Ensign, February 1, 1965.
C.- To Lieutenant Junior Grade, November 20, 1968.
D.- To Lieutenant, November 20, 1971.
E.- To Lieutenant Commander, November 20, 1974.
F.- To Commander, November 20, 1978.
G.- To Captain, November 20, 1982.
H.- To Rear Admiral, September 16, 1988.
I.- To Vice Admiral, November 20, 1993.
J.- To Admiral, November 20, 2000. |
