Background
III, Joseph Edward Vorbach, was born on August 25, 1965 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph Edward and Alice Patricia Vorbach.
III, Joseph Edward Vorbach, was born on August 25, 1965 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph Edward and Alice Patricia Vorbach.
Bachelor of Science in Government, United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut, 1987. Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, 1995. Postgraduate, Tufts University, since 1999.
Commissioned ensign United States Coast Guard, 1987, advanced through grades to lieutenant Commander, 1997. Tactics officer United States Coast Guard Academy, 1987. Communications and operations officer United States Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1987-1989.
Commanding officer United States Coast Guard Cutter Point Stuart, San Diego, 1989-1991. Military aide to Commander Atlantic area United States Coast Guard, Governors Island, New York, 1991-1993. Instructor humanities department United States Coast Guard Academy, 1995-1998, assistant professor international relations, since 2001.
Member International Studies Association (Southeast. Connecticut committee on foreign relations since 1999), Academy Council on United Nations Systems (co-editor policy brief 2000), Pi Sigma Alpha.
Married Colleen Parker, August 10, 1991. Children: Dylan Joseph, Mary Frances Que Chi.