Tom Schieffer

Tom Schieffer
27th United States Ambassador to Japan
In office
April 11, 2005 – January 20, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byHoward Baker
Succeeded byJohn Roos
United States Ambassador to Australia
In office
August 23, 2001 – February 18, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byEdward Gnehm
Succeeded byRobert McCallum Jr.
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 32nd district
In office
January 9, 1973 – January 9, 1979
Preceded byDistrict Created
Succeeded byBob Ware
Personal details
Born
John Thomas Schieffer

(1947-10-04) October 4, 1947 (age 76)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin

John Thomas Schieffer (born October 4, 1947) is an American diplomat and entrepreneur who served as U.S. Ambassador to Australia from 2001 to 2005 and as U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2005 to 2009.

Schieffer is the founder and President of Envoy International, a consulting firm that provides a wide range of services to clients with international interest.[1] Schieffer is also a keynote speaker on international issues, trade, the global economy, leadership, and organizational management.

Schieffer is a friend and former business partner of President George W. Bush. He is the younger brother of Bob Schieffer, a former CBS News reporter and host of Face the Nation. Schieffer and his wife, Susanne, reside in Fort Worth, Texas.

  1. ^ "The Project | Texas Central Railway". Archived from the original on 2014-10-01.