Background
Russo, Paul A. was born on July 21, 1943 in Cleveland. Son of Michael J. and Marie Russo.
Russo, Paul A. was born on July 21, 1943 in Cleveland. Son of Michael J. and Marie Russo.
Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, 1968. Postgraduate, Case Western Reserve University, 1968.
He was Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, Street Lucia, Antigua, Saint Vincent, and Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1986 to 1988, under Ronald Reagan. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio State University, as well as degrees from Case Western Reserve University and Georgetown University. He was President of Capitol Consultants, Incorporated.
From 1973 to 1975, he was Special Assistant to California Governor Ronald Reagan.
In 1978, he founded and was named Executive Director and Treasurer of Campaign America, chaired by United States. Senator Bob Dole. He went on to serve as Special Assistant to the President for Political Affairs from 1981 to 1983, and later as Deputy Under Secretary of Labor.
He was later appointed by Ronald Reagan as Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, Street Lucia, Antigua, Saint Vincent, and Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1986 to 1988. In 1991, he taught a course on the modern United States Presidency at Georgetown University"s School for Continuing Education.
He currently serves as President on the Board of Layalina Productions and Paul Russo & Associates.
Moreover, he has been a member of the Council of American Ambassadors, the Eastern International Academy, the National Easter Seal Society, the National Commission for Employment Policy and the Federal Advisory Council on Unemployment Insurance.
Married Kathie A. Regan, December 25, 1985. Children: Allison, Katherine.