Tom Schieffer AKA John Thomas Schieffer
Born: 4-Oct-1947 Birthplace: Fort Worth, TX
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Diplomat, Baseball Nationality: United States Executive summary: US Ambassador to Japan, 2005-09 Invested $1.4M in George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose's 1989 purchase of the Texas Rangers. After Bush was elected governor in 1994, Schieffer served as general partner of the team until its 1998 sale to Thomas O. Hicks, and during Bush's presidentcy he was appointed US Ambassador to Australia, and later Ambassador to Japan. Named as "monitor" of the troubled Los Angeles Dodgers franchise, acting with limited ownership authority, after the team was seized by Major League Baseball in 2011. [1] Follow the Money: How George W. Bush and the Texas Republicans Hog-Tied America (pg. 51) Father: John E. Schieffer Mother: Gladys Payne Brother: Bob Schieffer (journalist, b. 25-Feb-1937) Wife: Susanne Silber Schieffer (b. 9-Nov-1950, m. 22-Sep-1979, one son) Son: Paul Robert Schieffer
High School: Arlington Heights High School, Fort Worth, TX (1966) University: BA Government, University of Texas at Austin (1970) University: MA International Relations, University of Texas at Austin (1972) Law School: University of Texas
US Ambassador to Japan (2005-09) US Ambassador to Australia (2001-05) Texas State House of Representatives (1972-78) Appendectomy 2003 Council of American Ambassadors State Bar of Texas 1979 Risk Factors: Appendicitis
SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY Los Angeles Dodgers MLB-Appointed Monitor (2011-) Texas Rangers General Partner (1994-98) Texas Rangers President (1991-94)
Official Website: http://www.tomfortexas.com/
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