Geoffrey Scott Connor was born on July 24,1963 and is an American public servant, attorney, historian, and businessman from the state of Texas.
26 Facts About Geoff Connor
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Since leaving the Texas Secretary of State's Office, Geoff Connor has been active as a consultant, lobbyist, academician, and attorney.
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Geoff Connor remains active internationally and with the diplomatic community in the state of Texas.
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Geoff Connor was born and reared in Runnels County, a predominantly rural county near San Angelo, Texas.
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Geoff Connor later attended the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, from which he received his JD degree in 1988.
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Geoff Connor has been board certified in administrative law since 1995.
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In 2016, Geoff Connor received his PhD in history from the University of Texas at Austin with a focus on modern US diplomatic and national security history.
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Geoff Connor was a member of the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity while attending Texas State University.
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Geoff Connor began his career in American public service as Assistant General Counsel to Governor William Perry Clements, Jr.
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In 1991, Geoff Connor joined the Texas Department of Agriculture as assistant commissioner and general counsel under then Agriculture Commissioner Rick Perry.
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When Rick Perry became Governor of Texas in January 2001, he tapped Geoff Connor to serve as the Deputy Secretary in the office of the Texas Secretary of State.
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Geoff Connor's tenure was noteworthy as the first Texas Secretary of State in recent history to use the office to promote Texas business internationally.
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Geoff Connor made use of the Secretary's role as chief protocol officer for the state to encourage trade and foreign investment.
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At the beginning of 2005, Geoff Connor resigned from the Secretary of State's office to pursue a variety of private sector activities.
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Shortly after returning to the private sector, Geoff Connor cofounded Texas Global, an international strategic consulting firm that advises clients on government affairs, economic development, and corporate growth.
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Simultaneously, Geoff Connor returned to practicing law with the Texas-based law firm of Jackson Walker, LLP.
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Since leaving the Texas Secretary of State's office, Geoff Connor has maintained a strong international focus and his ties to a variety of international communities in Texas and the United States.
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Geoff Connor is frequently sought as a speaker on issues of international politics, the world economy, and cross-cultural cooperation.
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Geoff Connor serves as a contact and advisor for foreign businesses and organizations seeking to achieve business or policy goals in the US, as well as by US entities looking to enhance their performance or impact abroad.
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Geoff Connor's continued work with international clients has taken him to Qatar, the UAE, Malta, New Zealand, Barbados, Pakistan and India.
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Geoff Connor served as an international election monitor for presidential elections in Liberia in 2006, Georgia in 2008, and Ukraine in 2010.
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In 2011, Geoff Connor was commissioned as an officer with the Texas State Guard.
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Geoff Connor serves as a National Security Fellow for The Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Geoff Connor previously compiled and curated of the defense and national security papers of Governor Bill Clements from his service to Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan.
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Geoff Connor is active in a number of civic, educational, and professional organizations.
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Geoff Connor is a member of the Austin Council on Foreign Affairs, the Venerable Order of St John, Explorers Club of New York, Safari Club International, Texas Philosophical Society, Texas Lyceum, the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, the Royal Society of St George, and the Friends of St George Temple Windsor.