Net Worth: $3.5 billion (Forbes, 10/17/17)
Who is Leandro Rizzuto Jr.?
- Leandro Rizzuto Jr. is an American businessman and the son of billionaire Leandro Rizzuto, the founder of the Conair Corporation.
- Rizzuto Jr. is a longtime Trump supporter and donor. He was nominated to be Ambassador to Barbados in Trump’s first administration, but his nomination was opposed on a bipartisan basis due to his conspiracy-filled tweets alleging that, among other things, Ted Cruz and his wife had conspired to end the United States by forming a super-state with Mexico and Canada. Rizzuto Jr. also called Hillary Clinton a “terrorist with amnesia” and Mitt Romney a “Dumb Ass”.
- To avoid the bipartisan opposition to another Senate confirmation, Rizzuto was appointed to a non-Senate confirmed position as Consul General to Bermuda in May 2020.
How is Leandro Rizzuto Jr. involved in the Trump administration?
- In the second Trump administration, Rizzuto Jr. was nominated to be Ambassador to the Organization of American States; he was confirmed in October 2025.
- Rizzuto Jr. signaled that his priorities as ambassador closely align with Trump administration policies on immigration and trade. He called on Latin American states to cooperate on migration and border enforcement, and promoted a “Made in the Americas” initiative aimed at boosting manufacturing and creating closer economic ties in the western hemisphere.
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