Mark Tuello

“

I thought you already did.

”

— Mark (to Serena Joy) when she refuses to betray her country.

Mark Tuello
Mark Tuello
Gender	Male
Age	Late 30's - Early 40's
Affiliation	US Government-In-Exile
Occupation/role	Representative of the US Government-In-Exile
Portrayer	Sam Jaeger
Status	Alive

Mark Tuello is a minor character in The Handmaid's Tale. He is a representative of the US Government-In-Exile.

In the TV Series

Season Two

Mark meets Serena Joy in the Canadian hotel that the Waterfords are staying at during their visit. Initially, Serena assumes that he works with the press. He reveals to her that he is a representative of the US Government-In-Exile. He attempts to persuade Serena to start a new life away from Gilead, offering safe passage to Honolulu and encouraging her to write a book about the Republic that they will publish.

Realising that he seeks to use her a propaganda tool, Mark appeals to her desire to have a baby, arguing that American scientists have been working on the fertility crisis for years and have the ability to make her fertile again. She would also be guaranteed 'freedom' (presumedly not facing legal action for her involvement in the coup d'etat).

Serena states that she will never betray her country, to which Mark says that she already did (in betraying the United States of America and being part of a coup d'état which overthrew the legitimate American government) .

Trivia

• Considering that Canada sought to forge a political alliance with the Republic of Gilead, they would not host US leaders at the time as it would pose a threat and cause tension. Thus, it's most likely that Tuello is a lower ranking member of the Government or perhaps just a loyal American expatriate or an intelligence agent for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
• It's highly unlikely that Serena would have been given a new life in Hawaii, due to her active role in the creation of the Republic of Gilead.