41 Facts About Tom Schieffer

John Thomas Schieffer was born on October 4,1947 and is an American diplomat and entrepreneur who served as US Ambassador to Australia from 2001 to 2005 and as US Ambassador to Japan from 2005 to 2009.

Tom Schieffer is the founder and President of Envoy International, a consulting firm that provides a wide range of services to clients with international interest.

Tom Schieffer is a keynote speaker on international issues, trade, the global economy, leadership, and organizational management.

Tom Schieffer is the younger brother of Bob Schieffer, a former CBS News reporter and host of Face the Nation.

John Thomas Schieffer was born in Fort Worth, the youngest child of the late John E Schieffer and the former Gladys Payne, both originally from Austin.

Tom Schieffer's father was the managing partner of a construction company.

Tom Schieffer had a successful career as an administrator in the Keller Independent School District.

Tom Schieffer grew up in Fort Worth attending public schools and graduated from Arlington Heights High School in 1966.

The first piece of legislation Schieffer passed was a bill renaming the State Finance Building the Lyndon B Johnson State Office Building.

Johnson, whom Tom Schieffer admired greatly for passing the landmark civil rights bills of 1964,1965 and 1968, had died in January 1973.

Tom Schieffer was the lead author on the bill that established the first Presidential primary in Texas.

Tom Schieffer was the lead author on the bill that restricted the catch of redfish along the Texas coast, a measure that conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts had sought for years.

Tom Schieffer co-authored legislation that closed a loophole on child care facilities that wanted to operate without meeting state standards.

The first two terms Tom Schieffer was in the legislature, Tarrant County state representatives were elected countywide.

Tom Schieffer, who retained only one precinct out of his old district, carried every precinct in the Democratic primary but narrowly lost his seat to Republican Bob Ware in the general election.

Tom Schieffer completed his two years and passed the state bar exam.

Tom Schieffer was admitted to the practice of law on October 31,1979, and became a corporate lawyer in Fort Worth, specializing in the oil and gas industry.

In civic matters, Tom Schieffer was appointed a Trustee of the Tarrant County Junior College and was elected to a full term without opposition.

Tom Schieffer served as a board member of the Texas Commerce Bank in Fort Worth and as an advisory board member to the bank when it was later acquired by JPMorgan Chase.

Always interested in educational issues, Tom Schieffer has served on the boards of the Winston School in Dallas, the Tarrant County Community College Foundation, the Dallas County Community College Foundation, and the Penrose Foundation, which provides college scholarships for Hispanic students.

Tom Schieffer served on the Texas Rangers Foundation Board and was active with his wife Susanne in Habitat for Humanity, the Food Bank of Tarrant County, and the Dallas Can Academy.

Tom Schieffer currently serves on a number of national and International Boards.

Tom Schieffer is a member of the International High Speed Rail Association Board headquartered in Japan; the International Advisory Board of the Mansfield Foundation in Washington; the Council of American Ambassadors Board in Washington; the honorary board of the Japan America Society of Dallas-Fort Worth, and is an honorary counselor of the US-Japan Council.

Tom Schieffer was elected a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy in 2016.

Tom Schieffer toured ballparks around America and successfully negotiated a public-private partnership with the City of Arlington, which became a model for cooperation between cities and private entities in development projects.

When George W Bush became governor in 1995, Schieffer was named to succeed Bush as the team's Co-Managing General Partner along with Rusty Rose.

Under the terms of the sale, Tom Schieffer was required to stay as president of the club for an additional year.

Tom Schieffer resigned as President of the Rangers in April 1999.

Tom Schieffer accepted and presented his credentials in Canberra on August 23,2001, as the 22nd representative of the US president.

Subsequently, Tom Schieffer attended five more war time summits with the President and Australian Prime Minister in the next three and a half years as Australia helped America in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Tom Schieffer returned to the United States at the end of 2004, although he did not formally resign as ambassador until April 1,2005.

Tom Schieffer became one of only three non-career appointees to serve in both the first and second terms of the Bush administration as an Ambassador.

Tom Schieffer was intimately involved in negotiating the most far-reaching reorganization of the US-Japan alliance since the signing of the Security Agreement in 1960.

Tom Schieffer was instrumental in strengthening the intelligence ties between the two countries.

Heavily involved in the six-party talks, which centered on North Korea's attempts to become a nuclear weapons state, Tom Schieffer was praised by both Japan and US officials for diplomatic skills throughout the talks.

Tom Schieffer was praised by Japan and US human rights groups for keeping the issue of the abduction of Japanese citizens by North Korean intelligence agents before negotiators.

Tom Schieffer was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia, the highest award that can be presented to a foreigner by the Australian government, for his work in strengthening the Australian American Alliance.

Tom Schieffer is married to Susanne Silber Tom Schieffer, who is originally from San Antonio.

Tom Schieffer was the director of a small state agency before they were married.

On March 2,2009, Tom Schieffer announced that he was forming an exploratory committee to consider seeking the Democratic nomination for Governor of Texas in 2010.

Tom Schieffer's campaign stressed the importance of improving education in a fast, globalizing world to enhance the future competitiveness of Texas.