[3] He graduated from Miami University with a bachelor of science degree in 1980 and is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity[4] who honored him as a Significant Sig in 2018.

[5] He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon and Washington, D.C.[5] Upon joining the United States Foreign Service, Schwartz served in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Bujumbura, Burundi; and Nairobi, Kenya.

[5] He subsequently served in Havana, Cuba; Pretoria, South Africa; and Port Louis, Mauritius, followed by the Office of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands; and Lusaka, Zambia.

[5] He served as chargé d'affaires to Comoros, Mauritius and the Seychelles from June 2005 until October 2006.

[3][5] Schwartz served as the United States Ambassador to Somalia from July 2016 to October 2017.