John Thomas Schieffer (1947–)

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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Texas

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Australia)
Appointed: July 27, 2001
Presentation of Credentials: August 23, 2001
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 18, 2005
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Japan)
Appointed: March 29, 2005
Presentation of Credentials: April 11, 2005
Termination of Mission: Left post on January 15, 2009