James Baker
James Addison Baker, III (born April 28, 1930) is an American attorney, politician, political administrator, and political adviser.[1]
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| 10th and 16th White House Chief of Staff | |
| In office August 24, 1992 – January 20, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Samuel K. Skinner |
| Succeeded by | Mack McLarty |
| In office January 20, 1981 – February 3, 1985 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Jack Watson |
| Succeeded by | Donald Regan |
| 61st United States Secretary of State | |
| In office January 25, 1989 – August 23, 1992 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Deputy | Lawrence Eagleburger |
| Preceded by | George P. Shultz |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Eagleburger |
| 67th United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
| In office February 4, 1985 – August 17, 1988 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Deputy | Richard G. Darman M. Peter McPherson |
| Preceded by | Donald Regan |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas F. Brady |
| United States Under Secretary of Commerce | |
| In office August 2, 1975 – May 7, 1976 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | John Tabor |
| Succeeded by | Edward Vetter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Addison Baker III April 28, 1930 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (before 1970) Republican (1970–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Stuart McHenry (m. 1953; died 1970) Susan Garrett (m. 1973) |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) University of Texas at Austin (LLB) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Marines |
| Years of service | 1952–1954 (active) 1954–1958 (reserve) |
| Rank |  Captain |
He served as the Chief of Staff in President Ronald Reagan's first administration and in the final year of the administration of President George H. W. Bush. Baker also served as Secretary of the Treasury from 1985 to 1988 in the second Reagan administration, and Secretary of State in the George H. W. Bush administration.
Namesake
James Baker is the namesake of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston, Texas.[2]
James Baker Media
"The Troika" (from left to right) Chief of Staff James Baker, Counselor to the President Ed Meese, Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver at the White House, December 2, 1981
President Ronald Reagan announcing the nomination of James Baker to be Secretary of the Treasury and the appointment of Donald Regan as White House Chief of Staff on January 8, 1985. A job-swap that both Baker and Regan agreed to swap with.
Secretary of the Treasury James Baker with U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker at the [[James S.
Baker with President George H. W. Bush at a Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) on November 9, 1990
State Department Portrait of James Baker by Ned Bittinger
Baker arriving in Kuwait, 1991
Secretary of State James Baker with President George H.W. Bush in the Oval Office of the White House on January 4, 1991.
Secretary of State James Baker with U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Robert McCormick Adams during a visit to Samuel P. Langley Theater at the National Air and Space Museum on January 15, 1992.
Baker arriving in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2015
Ribbon bar: Order of the Rising Sun (Japan), 1st Class Grand Cordon
References
- ↑ "James Baker" at Baker Botts LLP; retrieved 2012-12-4.
- ↑ Baker Institute for Public Policy; retrieved 2012-12-4.
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