Jay Freres
 Jay Freres  (spook, diplomat) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 19 June 2015 (Age 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cause of death | "Struck by lightning while walking alone, officials say." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Georgetown University, Bradley University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- ↑ a b c d http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/authorities-report-one-man-dead-after-being-struck-by-lightning-in-largo/2234353
- ↑ http://whowhatwhy.org/2015/09/09/visas-for-al-qaeda-part-1-a-sordid-tale/
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3132033/Man-81-killed-lightning-strike-strolled-sidewalk-Lagos-Florida.html
