Ronald Lewis Schlicher (September 16, 1956 – September 26, 2019) joined the State Department in 1982 as a
diplomat
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and career
foreign service officer
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with the rank of Minister-Counselor in the
Department of State
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chargé d'affaires
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Coordinator for Counterterrorism
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Personal
Schlicher was born in
Sylacauga, Alabama
Sylacauga is a city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 12,578.
Sylacauga is known for its fine white marble bedrock. This was discovered shortly after settlers moved into the area and has been ...
and grew up in
Chattanooga
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University of Tennessee
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and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1978 and JD from the
University of Tennessee College of Law
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in 1981.
Schlicher was fluent in French and Arabic.
After his diplomatic career ended (sometime after 2011) he settled down in
Brentwood, Tennessee
Brentwood is a city in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 45,373 as of the 2020 United States census.