Paul Cellucci

Argeo Paul Cellucci (born April 24, 1948) better known as Paul Cellucci, is an American politician and diplomat, former Governor of Massachusetts, and former Ambassador to Canada. He was born in Hudson, Massachusetts on April 24, 1948 into an Italian-American political family and graduated from Boston College and Boston College Law School and Hudson Catholic High School. Paul Cellucci File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Paul Cellucci File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... John Hancock, the first Governor The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... Hudson is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Logo of Sons of Italy, which is the largest Italian American fraternal organization in the United States. ... This article is about Boston College. ... Boston College Law School Boston College Law School, known colloquially as BC Law, is one of the professional graduate schools of Boston College. ... Hudson Catholic High School is a co-ed Catholic school in Hudson, Massachusetts, USA. Its motto is Esse Quam Videri which translates as To be rather than to seem. Prominent Alumni include former governer Paul Celluci. ...

He served as a member of the Massachusetts state house of representatives from 1977 to 1985. He then became a member of the Massachusetts state senate, serving from 1985 to 1991. From 1991 to 1997 he was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, becoming the Acting Governor of Massachusetts in 1997 upon the resignation of William Weld. He was elected as governor in 1998. He is a Republican. Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 mi²; 27,360 km² 183 mi; 295 km 113 mi; 182 km 13. ... John Hancock, first Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... // Governor of Massachusetts Part the Second, Chapter II, Section I, Article I of the Massachusetts Constitution reads, There shall be a supreme executive magistrate, who shall be styled, The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and whose title shall be — His Excellency. ... William Weld William Floyd Weld (born July 31, 1945) was the Republican Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997, resigning to pursue the ambassadorship to Mexico. ... The Republican Party was established in 1854 by a coalition of former Whigs, Northern Democrats, and Free-Soilers who opposed the expansion of slavery and held a Hamiltonian vision for modernizing the United States. ...

Cellucci weathered a political firestorm when it was revealed that he owed $750,000 of personal debt while advocating fiscal austerity. He successfully fought off a primary challenge from State Treasurer Joe Malone in 1998. In 2001 he resigned to become Ambassador to Canada. Cellucci is considered by his detractors to have been an ineffective governor who exercised little oversight over the Big Dig allowing massive cost overruns. Debt is that which is owed. ... Maurice Joseph Phantom Joe Malone (born in Quebec City, Quebec February 28, 1890 - died, Montreal, Quebec, May 15, 1969) was a professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey Association National Hockey League, notable for his scoring feats and his clean play, and who scored the second most... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... An ambassador, rarely embassador, is a diplomatic official accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of his or her own country. ... The Big Dig is the unofficial name of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project (CA/T), a massive undertaking to route the Central Artery (Interstate 93), the chief controlled-access highway through the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, into a 3. ...

After 9/11, Cellucci has commended how Canada handled the crisis, especially Operation Yellow Ribbon. He has mentioned the operation many times, as well as the memorial service on Parliament Hill to honor the victims as some of the ways how Canada responded, as well as people going to the U.S. embassy in Ottawa to pay their respects to the victims of the attacks, the latter came into his mind again during the 7 days in June 2004 that marked the death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan. The date that commonly refers to the attacks on United States citizens on September 11, 2001 (see the September 11, 2001 Attacks). ... Operation Yellow Ribbon is the name of the operation that Canadas Department of Transport, also known as Transport Canada, created to handle the diversion of civilian airline flights following the September 11, 2001 attacks. ... The first memorials to the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks began to take shape online, as hundreds of webmasters posted their own thoughts, links to the Red Cross, and other rescue agencies, photos and eyewitness accounts. ... Centre Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada Parliament Hill, officially known in French as Colline du Parlement, is a scenic location on the banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Canada. ... President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush, Vice-President Dick Cheney, Lynne Cheney, and former President Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Clinton, watch the casket of former President Ronald Reagan carried into the Washington National Cathedral The death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan took place in June 2004. ...

Cellucci's daughter Anne is married to a Canadian hockey player, Craig Adams. For British musician of the same name, see Craig Adams (musician). ...

In March 2005, Cellucci left his job as ambassador to become a vice-president of Magna Entertainment. Magna International Inc. ...

Controversies as ambassador

Cellucci was extremely unpopular amongst Canadians.^{[1][2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]} In April 2003, Cellucci faced controversy when he spoke out against Canada for its lack of support for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. He argued America was waging war for its own security, and that the United States would "never hesitate" to support Canada in a similar circumstance. Combatants Coalition Forces (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Poland) Iraq Commanders Tommy Franks Saddam Hussein Strength 263,000 375,000 The 2003 Invasion of Iraq began on March 20 and consisted mainly of United States and United Kingdom forces. ...

He also earned the ire of many Canadians for his repeated warnings about the political consequences for Canada if it opted not to join the U.S. missile defence program, or to pass a bill decriminalizing marijuana. Missile Defense is a term referring to systems, weapon programs, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception and destruction of attacking missiles. ... Decriminalization is the process of making an action no longer a criminal act in the relevant jurisdiction. ... Species Cannabis indica Cannabis ruderalis Cannabis sativa Cannabis is a genus of flowering plant that includes one or more species. ...

These statements, frequently perceived as implied threats, caused Cellucci to be sarcastically christened "the U.S. ambassador-turned-proconsul" by former Liberal cabinet minister Lloyd Axworthy in an opinion piece titled Say no to missile defence published on April 29, 2003 in The Globe and Mail. Canada has since declined to participate in the U.S. missile defence program. For the Miocene ape, see Proconsul (genus) Under the Roman Empire a proconsul was a promagistrate filling the office of a consul. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... The Honourable Lloyd Norman Axworthy, PC , OC , OM, Ph. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Globe and Mail is a large Canadian English language national newspaper based in Toronto. ...

Following his resignation

Cellucci officially resigned his Ambassadorship on March 17, 2005. The next day, on March 18, 2005, Magna Entertainment announced they had hired Cellucci. Magna chairman Frank Stronach said Cellucci's role will be to help reform the US regulations around horse racing and gaming. March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Magna International Inc. ... Frank Stronach, CM (born September 6, 1932 as Franz Strohsack) is an Austrian and Canadian businessman. ...

Since leaving his position as Ambassador, Cellucci has penned a book called Unquiet Diplomacy, a memoir of his time as ambassador. In the book he praises Canada as "a truly great nation", but also sharply criticizes the government of former Prime Minister Jean Chretien, with whom he repeatedly clashed. As a literary genre, a memoir forms a subclass of autobiography, although it is an older form of writing. ... The Right Honourable Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, PC (born January 11, 1934, Shawinigan, Quebec) was the twentieth Prime Minister of Canada, serving from November 4, 1993, to December 12, 2003. ...

On September 23, 2005, shortly after an interview where the current Ambassador, David Wilkins, stirred controversy over comments he made on the case of Maher Arar, Cellucci gave an interview where he partially reversed his position on Arar. While he was Ambassador Cellucci had declined to participate into the inquiry into the Americans "extraordinary rendition" of Arar to Syria, and whether any Canadian officials played a role. In his September interview Cellucci acknowledged, "Part of the unfairness was that we took a Canadian citizen, shipped him to a third country without consulting with Canada," September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David H. Wilkins David Horton Wilkins (born October 12, 1946) is a former South Carolina politician and an American diplomat. ... Maher Arar (born 1970) is a Canadian software engineer born in Syria. ... Extraordinary rendition is an American extra-judicial procedure which involves the sending of criminal suspects, generally suspected terrorists or alleged supporters of groups which the US Government considers to be terrorist organizations, to countries other than the United States for imprisonment and interrogation. ...

During the lead-up to the Invasion of Iraq Cellucci had put pressure on Canada to join in the invasion, based on the American and UK evidence that Saddam's administration possessed a dangerous arsenal of Weapons of Mass Destruction. In his interview Cellucci acknowledged: "We’re not always right, and on that particular one it looks like we weren’t right, although we know at some point in the past he did have these weapons." For other uses of the term, see Iraq war (disambiguation) The 2003 invasion of Iraq (also called the 2nd or 3rd Persian Gulf War) began on March 20, 2003, when forces belonging primarily to the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Iraq without the explicit backing of the United... Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) generally include nuclear, biological, chemical and, increasingly, radiological weapons. ...

References

1. ↑ Was the American ambassador meddling in a Canadian election?, CBC, December 14, 2005
2. ↑ Americans out of step with world, Esprit de Corps, November 1, 2004
3. ↑ Dangerous Skies, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, July 20, 2004
4. ↑ Standing up to U.S. will gain us respect abroad, Toronto Star, March 2, 2005
5. ↑ Canadamerica?, Canadian Youth Connection, December 18, 2002
6. ↑ A different kind of reality check, Excalibur, March 2, 2005
7. ↑ Paul Cellucci is an arrogant f***, Prime Time Chicken
8. ↑ Nasty Feelings, North Central Internet News, April 4, 2003
9. ↑ Mel Hurtig to Paul Cellucci, Rude Macedon blog, April 4, 2003

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External links

• Official biography
• CBC news story of Cellucci's appointment as Ambassador, CBC, February 13, 2001
• CBC news story about Cellucci's planned departure from Canada, CBC, January 4, 2005
• Former U.S. ambassador Paul Cellucci joins Magna Entertainment, CBC, March 18, 2005
• Cellucci calls Arar deportation 'unfair', Brandon Sun, September 23, 2005

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