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WESLEY WONG
Mr. Wong was appointed a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in October, 1976. Upon completion of training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, Mr. Wong was assigned to the New York Office (NYO). Mr. Wong’s initial responsibilities involved investigations of Organized Crime and Asian Gang matters and served in numerous undercover roles. Subsequently, he was assigned to the National Security Division, where he specialized in Foreign Counter-Intelligence (FCI) matters.

In August, 1987, Mr. Wong was certified as a Technically Trained Agent and was involved in the Bureau’s covert electronic surveillance program. In June, 1999, Mr. Wong was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent, Technical Branch, Special Operations Division. In October, 2000, Mr. Wong was tasked to head the Technical Branch, where he was responsible for overseeing the NYO’s information systems, Evidence Response Team, Electronic Technicians, Scuba Recovery Team, and the electronic surveillance program.

In June, 2002, Mr. Wong was promoted to Assistant Special-Agent-In-Charge, Counter-Intelligence Division, where he provided operational support to the Intelligence Community in carrying out the Nation’s FCI and Counter-Terrorism mission. During his career, Mr. Wong was involved in the investigations of John Gotti, the 1993 World Trade bombing, TWA 800, the 2000 Millennium bomb plot, and 9/11, where he was the senior FBI on-scene commander at Ground Zero.

Mr. Wong retired from the FBI in 2006 and remains involved with the organization as a guest speaker at the FBI Academy and also lecturers on Counter- Terrorism at the Air Force Special Operations School, Hurlburt AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

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