Background
Jon R. Thomas was born in Minneapolis on January 7, 1946.
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Education
Thomas was educated at the University of Minnesota, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1970.
Career
Upon graduating, he joined the United States Department of State and served as a Foreign Service reserve officer in Spain and Switzerland until 1977. Thomas left government service in 1977, becoming president of TURFAID, an equipment distributorship. In 1982, he became Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters.
President of the United States Ronald Reagan subsequently nominated Thomas to be Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters and Thomas held this office from October 10, 1984 until April 18, 1986.
In this capacity, he was the United States. representative to the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Thomas played a large role in the "internationalization" of the United States" narcotics control strategy.
He served as president and Chief Executive Officer of Counter Intelligence Corps Systems, an alternative energy company, from 1999-2004. He was an adjunct professor in international business at the Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business, Belmont University from 1989-1999.
Achievements
Membership
He returned to the government in 1980, when he became a senior staff member of the Policy Planning Staff at the State Department.
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Bronze Star Medal; Purple Heart; Silver Star Purple Heart; Arts and Sciences
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military.The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military.