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A Marquis Who's Who Magazine 325 Distinguished Law Graduate Award for career distinction. Concurrent with beginning his 18-year law practice in St. Louis, he began his public service career by election to the Missouri Legislature, where he served eight years. He took on myriad interests during his distinguished service, as reflected in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article naming him “one of the most effective legislators ever to sit in the Missouri House.” In 1977, Mr. Schramm was appointed by the Carter administration to be regional administrator of the Mid-Atlantic office of the recently created U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Supervising a staff of 600 technical employees and a $2 billion budget, he again effectively resolved cases of national import, which earned him a presidential appointment as head of the agency’s national compliance office in Washington, D.C., which he declined. In his career’s last 23 years, he applied his legal and governance expertise internationally to 25 developing and post-crisis countries. In the post-crisis countries of Iraq and Afghanistan, he endeavored to bring deeply divided parties to a common purpose. In Iraq, more particularly, he developed power-sharing strategies between the central and provincial governments, unmasking in the process Iranian efforts to sabotage American parliamentary strengthening efforts. In response, he formulated confidential recommendations to the State Department, addressing structural impediments to Iraqi government responsiveness and accountability. By contrast, in developing countries, his purpose was to improve industrial management by evaluating and formulating governance programs; drafting and implementing laws and regulations, mentoring industrial and government managers; and strengthening their governing institutions. The sinews of these stories are encapsulated in Mr. Schramm’s memoir, “PassionatePurpose: AGlobal Governance Journey.” F or more than 40 years, Jack J. Schramm has practiced, administered, created and enforced the law with distinction at the state, federal and international levels, earning praise at each level for his willingness and success in addressing daunting challenges and entrenched interests. Mr. Schramm’s educational choices reflected his inner drive to better the condition of humankind. He earned a BA in political science and philosophy, with honors, from Colgate University and a JD from the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, which honored him in 2017 with a JACK J. SCHRAMM ATTORNEY International Development Counsel, LLC Alexandria, VA