The President today announced his intention to nominate Theodore C. Maino to be Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana. He would succeed Horace G. Dawson, Jr.
He has been serving as president of Maino Construction Co., Inc., in San Luis Obispo, Calif., since 1954. He was vice president and general superintendent of Maino Construction Co. in 1946-1954. He was construction supervisor with that company in 1935-1943. He was owner of Maino Properties Commercial Rentals in 1954-1981 and was chairman of the board, Swift Air Lines, Inc., in 1969-1980. He-was president of San Luis Obispo Savings and Loan Association in 1967-1975 and was director of Central Savings and Loan Association in 1946-1967.
Mr. Maino graduated from the University of Santa Clara (R.S., 1935). He is married, has four children, and resides in San Luis Obispo, Calif. He was born October 29, 1913.
Ronald Reagan, Nomination of Theodore C. Maino To Be United States Ambassador to Botswana Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/245890