Army Reserve ambassador re-appointed to Pennsylvania Published Sept. 10, 2015 By Staff Sgt. Shawn Morris 99th Regional Support Command JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Army Reserve Ambassador Daniel Rubini, United States Army Reserve ambassador for Pennsylvania, has received a three-year re-appointment to his position by Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley, chief of Army Reserve. Rubini practiced law for 22 years and has served as a U.S. Administrative Law Judge since 1994. He has resided in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, since 1964. He and his wife, Joan, have two sons, Daniel J. Rubini and Lt. Jeffrey H. Rubini, U.S. Coast Guard. Rubini earned his B.A. in Political Science at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and was commissioned from the VPI Corps of Cadets. He later earned the "Chartered Financial Consultant" designation from American College and Juris Doctor from Temple University. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General Corps and later in USAR Civil Affairs. After deployments to Desert Shield/Storm, Haiti and Central America, he retired in 2000. In 2003, he voluntarily returned to active duty in Iraq and served on the Coalition Provisional Authority as senior advisor to Iraq's Ministry of Justice and High Judicial Council. In 2004, he retired again. He is chairman of non-partisan veterans advisory committees to congressmen and to Northampton Township (Bucks County). He is a member of numerous boards and organizations engaged in veterans affairs, family support, public awareness of military and veterans issues, and military history: VFW, American Legion, ESGR, AUSA, ROA, Civil Affairs Association, MOAA, Washington Crossing Foundation, Washington Crossing Re-enactors Society, Friends of Washington Crossing Park, Glover's Marbleheaders Regiment, Guardians For the Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Military Order of the Foreign Wars, and the Marine Corps League. He has published articles in military journals and speaks regularly to veterans organizations, service clubs, universities, business and patriotic organizations. The Army Reserve Ambassador (ARA) Program was established in April 1998 for private citizens to promote awareness of the Army Reserve and the identified goals and objectives of the chief, Army Reserve (CAR). ARAs develop awareness and advocacy with community leaders and are vitally important bridges to communities across the Nation. They function at the state and local level and voluntarily represent the CAR without salary, wages or other benefits. Most beneficial is that they provide "continuity" over the long term; while local Army Reserve team leaders come and go, Ambassadors are vested in the community. Their function is similar to that of civilian aides to the Secretary of the Army (CASA), and they carry a protocol status equivalent to a major general. ARAs educate the public, community leaders and congressional staff offices about the capabilities and value of the AR and its Soldiers. They establish open lines of communication within these communities to help establish mutually supporting relationships with community leaders and community organizations. ARAs promote support for Soldiers and their Families during deployments and play an active role in facilitating community support through "welcome home" ceremonies and the Yellow Ribbon Program. Not only do they build relationships that improve understanding and awareness of the AR within the business and civilian sectors, they also work with ESGR contacts, Military and Veteran Service Organizations, Employer Partnership Program Support Managers, and Family Readiness Groups on key Soldier and family issues, including those that may have strategic implications and benefit across the Army Reserve. While not all ARAs have military experience, many are retired officers or senior non commissioned officers who wish to remain engaged in military affairs. Each state and territory has at least one ARA. For more information, visit http://www.usar.army.mil/community/ambassadors/Pages/default.aspx.