Background
Schmitz, John Patrick was born on April 19, 1955 in Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States. Son of John George and Mary Ethel (Suehr) Schmitz.
Schmitz, John Patrick was born on April 19, 1955 in Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States. Son of John George and Mary Ethel (Suehr) Schmitz.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Georgetown University, 1976; Master of Arts in Economics, California Institute Technology, 1978; deputy counsel to Vice President George Bush, Stanford University, 1981; dep counsel to President George Bush.
Law clerk to Honorary Antonin Scalia, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit), Washington, 1983-1984;
associate, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, 1984-1985;
deputy counsel to Vice-President United States,, The White House, Washington, 1985-1989;
deputy counsel to President United States,, The White House, Washington, 1989-1993;
partner, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Washington, since 1993. Deputy county Task Force on Regulatory Relief, 1985-1989. With White HouseWorking Group on Alternative Fuels, 1985-1989.
With Study Group on Germany, Aspen Institute Berlin, since 1986, on American-European Community Rels., Carnegie Endowment for Intenrat. Peace, since 1993; trustee Regional Environ.Ctr. Eastern Europe, 1990-1993.
Vice chairman Forests for the Future Initiative, Washginton, 1992. United States delegate United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janiero, 1992. United States representative Joint United States-Panama Commission Environment, 1990-1993.
Member Aspen Institute Study Group on Germany, Berlin, since 1986, American Council on Germany, New York City, since 1988. Member Federalist Society, Robert Bosch Alumni Association, KC.
Married Joan Elizabeth Manee, January 31, 1981. Children: Mary, Anna, John, Maximilian.