Jay Freres

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Person.png Jay FreresRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(spook, diplomat)
Died19 June 2015 (Age 80)
Cause of death
"Struck by lightning while walking alone, officials say."
Alma materGeorgetown University, Bradley University
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Employment.png Consul General

In office
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LocationUS Consulate in Jeddah
Welcomed Martin Springmann "with open arms"
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In office
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EmployerCIA
Alleged by German journalist, Julius Mader

Background

Freres was awarded a bachelor's degree in foreign service from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and a master's in economics from Bradley University. [1]

Career

He was a polyglot who worked in many countries. Mr. Freres officially retired in 1991.[1]

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Martin Springmann writes that he was "welcomed with open arms by Jay Freres, the Consul General [at the US Consulate in Jeddah] — identified by the German journalist Julius Mader as a CIA official — and Henry Ensher, the political officer, I was told I was an improvement over Greta Holtz, whom they alleged had had terrible problems at the consulate. Years later, I began to realize that this was more a cover story than anything else."[2]

Centcom "Liaison"

He served as a State Department liaison for U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa from 2002 to 2007, when he had a stroke.[1]

Death

"Officials say" that Freres was struck by lightning at 11:30 a.m. while walking alone along the sidewalk of Egret Drive in Largo, Florida.[3][1]

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