Tom Schieffer

John Thomas "Tom" Schieffer (born October 4, 1947) is the Ambassador of the United States to Japan, and was Ambassador to Australia from 2001 to 2005. A friend and former business partner of President George W. Bush, Schieffer is a highly visible defender of the policies of the Bush Administration.

Involvement in Dallas - Ft. Worth Area

In 1989, however, Schieffer became a partner of George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose in Ballpark Development, the company which bought the Texas Rangers Baseball Club. He invested US$1.4 million in the venture, and was responsible for the operations of the company as well as the building of The Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. By the time Bush was elected Republican Governor of Texas in 1994, Schieffer was identified as a political supporter.

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1989 - Texas Rangers - Arlington, Texas - Republican - Governor of Texas - 1994

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The partnership sold the team in June 1998, with all the partners making very large profits, but Schieffer stayed on until April 1999, when he resigned to become a consultant. He then formed the J. Thomas Schieffer Management Company, which he headed until he was nominated as U.S. Ambassador to Australia by the incoming Bush Administration in 2001. He also served on the boards of the Penrose Foundation, the Dallas County Community College Foundation, the Dallas 2012 Olympic Committee, the Tarrant County College Foundation and the Winston School. He was also a member of the executive committee of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce where he co-chaired the Legislative Affairs Committee.

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1998 - 1999 - 2001

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