 A native of Sacramento, California, Orozco received a degree in Civil Engineering from California State University at Sacramento in 1966.He also studied at Thunderbird School of Global Management and received a B.A in 1971 and in 1983, received a Masters in Public Administration from the JFK School of Government at Harvard University.Orozco graduated from the Senior Executive Seminar, the highest level of executive training offered by the Department of State, in 1989.