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Argeo Paul Cellucci, better known as Paul Cellucci, (born April 24, 1948) is an American politician and statesman, and is currently Ambassador to Canada. He is the son of Italian-American businessman and politician and was born in Hudson, Massachusetts,

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 Republican governor of Massachusetts in 1997 upon the resignation of William Weld to pursue the ambassadorship to Mexico.

Cellucci weathered a political firestorm when it was revealed that he owed $750,000 of personal credit while advocating fiscal austerity. He successfully fought off a primary challenge from State Treasurer Joe Malone in 1998 that sank after a scandal within the state treasury. In 2001 he resigned to become Ambassador to Canada.

Cellucci's daughter Anne is married to a Canadian hockey player, Craig Adams.

1 Controversy as ambassador

In April 2003 Cellucci was condemned by many Canadian newspapers when he spoke out against Canada for its lack of support for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

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 defense program. He also spoke out against the Canadian government's bills to decriminalize marijuana.

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Preceded by
William Weld
Governor of Massachusetts
( 1997- 2001)
Succeeded by
Jane Swift


Preceded by
Evelyn Murphy
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
( 1991- 1997)
Succeeded by
Jane Swift


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