Charles Gargano

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Charles A. Gargano (* 1934 in Avellino , Italy ) is an American entrepreneur and diplomat . Gargano was the United States Ambassador- designate to Austria , but never took office.

Career

In 1938, Charles Gargano's family emigrated to the United States. He studied at Fairleigh Dickinson University ( Bachelor and MBA ) and at Manhattan College ( Master ) and then worked as a civil engineer in New York . In the late 1970s he was a board member of the New York construction company JD Posillico . In 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed him vice director of public transportation in the US government . In 1988 he succeeded Sheldon J. Krys as US ambassador to the Caribbean island state of Trinidad and Tobago . During his tenure there was an unsuccessful attempted coup by Muslim rebels.

Gargano remained active as a renowned project developer in urban development in New York and only spent around half of his tenure in Port of Spain , so that he was reprimanded in this regard by the US State Department . His time as ambassador ended in June 1991; he was replaced by Sally G. Cowal .

Until the end of 2007, Gargano was Vice President of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey . He was also an economic advisor to New York Governor George Pataki ( Republican Party ). As head of the state real estate company Empire State Development Corporation , he was in charge of rebuilding Lower Manhattan after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks .

On November 5, 2007, President George W. Bush nominated him to succeed Susan McCaw as ambassador to Austria, although the approval of the US Senate remained pending. Gargano is one of those US ambassadors who have distinguished themselves as financially strong supporters in Bush's election campaign. Due to the voting structure in the US Parliament, Gargano was never elected for office in Vienna . It was not until June 27 that the Senate approved the appointment of David F. Girard-diCarlo , attorney from Pennsylvania , as the new ambassador for Austria.

Gargano was a guest actor in the films " World Trade Center " (2006) opposite Nicolas Cage and " On behalf of the devil " (1997) with Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rde for the award of an honorary doctorate from Pace University. Retrieved July 16, 2015 .
  2. ^ ORF.at: Jurist becomes US ambassador to Austria. Retrieved December 18, 2019 .
  3. ^ ORF: Entrepreneur Gargano new US ambassador, November 6, 2007
personal data
SURNAME Gargano, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gargano, Charles A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American entrepreneur and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Avellino , Italy