Robert A. McConnell
Robert A. McConnell in 1981 was nominated by President Reagan to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, a position he held throughout Reagan’s first term. He then served as Vice President of CBS, Inc., heading the Washington Office for three years until he joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. While at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher he, along with his wife, Nadia, founded the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation which opened offices in Washington and Kyiv. The Foundation is the longest running American presence in Ukraine and focuses on democratic institution building, U.S.-Ukraine relations and the development of civil society. He also serves as Director of External Relations for the Foundation’s Friends of Ukraine Network. McConnell now, in addition to his work with the USUF, heads R.A. McConnell & Associates, a government relations and crisis advisory firm.
Robert A. McConnell in 1981 was nominated by President Reagan to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, a position he held throughout Reagan’s first term. He then served as Vice President of CBS, Inc., heading the Washington Office for three years until he joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. While at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher he, along with his wife, Nadia, founded the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation which opened offices in Washington and Kyiv. The Foundation is the longest running American presence in Ukraine and focuses on democratic institution building, U.S.-Ukraine relations and the development of civil society. He also serves as Director of External Relations for the Foundation’s Friends of Ukraine Network. McConnell now, in addition to his work with the USUF, heads R.A. McConnell & Associates, a government relations and crisis advisory firm.
