Russell arụkwara ọrụ maka Office nke United States Trade Representative na mbọ iji hụ na amụma azụmahịa US na mmejuputa ya na-akwado amụma gburugburu ebe obibi US, gụnyere site n'ịkwalite njikwa na-adịgide adịgide nke ihe ndị sitere n'okike na ịhụ na ohere maka ahia na itinye ego. liberalization nke na-ebute ịnweta ahịa US bụ ihe mkpali maka nkwalite, ọ bụghị mmebi, nke nchedo gburugburu ebe obibi. Dịka onye ọka iwu na ngalaba gburugburu ebe obibi na ihe ndị sitere n'okike nke Ngalaba Ikpe Ziri Ezi nke US, ọrụ Russell gụnyere itinye uche na iso mba ndị na-emepe emepe na-arụkọ ọrụ na imeziwanye usoro iwu ha, gụnyere n'ihe gbasara mmepe na mmejuputa iwu na ụkpụrụ gburugburu ebe obibi. N'oge ọrụ ya, ọ na-arụ ọrụ nke ọma na ndị nnọchiteanya na ọkwa niile nke ngalaba Executive, Ndị nnọchiteanya Congress na ndị ọrụ ha, ọha mmadụ, ụlọ ọrụ na agụmakwụkwọ. Tupu ya arụ ọrụ alaka ụlọ ọrụ gọọmentị etiti, Russell bụ onye mmekọ na Spiegel & McDiarmid, ụlọ ọrụ iwu na Washington, DC wee kwadoo Honorable Douglas W. Hillman, Onyeikpe Onyeikpe, Ụlọikpe Mpaghara US, Western District nke Michigan. Ọ bụ onye gụsịrị akwụkwọ na Mahadum Yale na Mahadum Michigan Law School.