For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 7, 2001
President Bush to Nominate Schieffer to be the Ambassador of the United States to Australia
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate J.
Thomas Schieffer to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the United States of America to Australia.
"Tom Schieffer is a committed member of his community and a proven
business leader. He is an exceptional choice to represent
the United States in Australia," said President Bush.
Schieffer is currently the President of J. Thomas Schieffer Management
Company and Pablo Operating Company in Dallas, Texas. He
served for three terms in the Texas State House of Representatives from
1972 to 1976. From 1989 to 1998, Schieffer served with the
Texas Rangers Baseball Club as Partner-in-Charge of Ballpark
Development, President of the Club and then general
partner. He has been a member of numerous charitable and
civic boards including the Penrose Foundation, the Dallas County
Community College Foundation, the Dallas 2012 Olympic Committee, the
Tarrant County College Foundation and the Executive Committee of the
Dallas Chamber of Commerce.
A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Mr. Schieffer is a graduate of the
University of Texas and the University of Texas Law School.
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