Nestor Sanchez
| Nestor Sanchez (Spook) | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 28 July 1927 Magdalena, New Mexico, USA |
| Died | 18 January 2011 Buckeystown, Maryland,USA |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | New Mexico Military Institute,Georgetown University,National War College |
Senior CIA spook who came "as close as anyone can to being the soul of the Reagan Administration's policy toward Central America", | |
Nestor David Sanchez was a senior CIA spook who came "as close as anyone can to being the soul of the Reagan Administration's policy toward Central America",[1] which included propping up military dictatorships and their death squads, support for the Contras.
Education
He was born in New Mexico in 1927, of what he said was as descendant of the conquistadors who arrived in the Americas 400 years ago, and fluent in Spanish.
Sanchez took a bachelor's degree in political science from New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI), a master's degree in geopolitics from Georgetown University and was a graduate of the National War College, where he wrote a thesis on "the uses of terrorism as a revolutionary tactic"[2]. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S Army in 1950 upon graduation from NMMI.[3][4]
Career
In 1951 he joined the Central Intelligence Agency, where he worked since. He started in Korea[5], meeting deep state actor John Singlaub[6]. Following two years of training at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, Sanchez assumed his first position abroad as an operations officer when he was posted, in March 1955, to the U.S. Consulate General at Casablanca, Morocco. There, his covers were "Vice-Consul" and "economic officer." After five years in Casablanca, he returned to Headquarters for another five years, for further training.[7][2]
In late 1959, he was assigned to a Special Operations Group for Cuba, first under Bill Harvey then under Desmond Fitzgerald.[5]
In February 1965 he was sent to the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, this time as "Attaché" and "political officer." In August 1967 he moved to the Embassy in Guatemala City, under the cover positions of "First Secretary" and "supervisory political officer" as Chief of Station. In July 1972, he was sent for a two-year tour in Bogota, Colombia, this time as "First Secretary," "Consul" and "political officer." That service was followed by another stint back at Langley, after which Sanchez landed in Madrid, Spain.[7][2]
He was appointed Chief of the Latin American Division in 1979.
In 1981, Sanchez was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Inter-American Affairs and became one of half a dozen key government officials who were responsible for making and carrying out United States policy toward Central America. "Others, like Thomas O. Enders, the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, and William J. Casey, the Director of Central Intelligence, received more attention. But Mr. Sanchez, as the Pentagon's point man on Central America, has played a central role in devising the Administration's strategy and is directly responsible for one of its key elements, providing American military assistance to pro-American governments."[2]
I know the leaders and the people in Latin America. sometimes they get frustrated by the way the United States acts and they tend to lose faith. But in the end, they say you have to lead us," he said[8]
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References
- ↑ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/nestor-sanchez-obituary?id=5960909
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/02/us/point-man-speaks-out-about-central-america.html
- ↑ https://alumni.nmmi.edu/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-eminence/mr-nestor-dan-sanchez-1950-sc/
- ↑ https://cia-spotters.blogspot.com/2015/03/les-coscobde-la-cia-en-1969-ciachiefs.html
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://documents3.theblackvault.com/documents/jfkfiles/NARA-July2017/JFK-July_2017_Release-Formerly_released_in_part/DOCID-32204780.PDF
- ↑ https://arsof-history.org/articles/v9n1_jack_operations_page_1.html
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://covertactionmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CAIB04-1979-2.pdf
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/02/us/point-man-speaks-out-about-central-america.html