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James Baker

Personal data
Date of birthApril 28, 1930(age 80)
Place of birthHouston, Texas
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMary Stuart McHenry
(1953-1970; her death)
Susan Garrett Baker
(1973-present)
Alma materPrinceton University
University of Texas-Austin
ProfessionLawyer/Politician
ReligionEpiscopalian
Military service
Service/branchUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service1952-1954 (active)
RankCaptain
16th White House Chief of Staff
In officeAugust 24, 1992 - January 20, 1993
PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush
Succeeded byThomas F. "Mack" McLarty
Preceded bySamuel Skinner
61st United States Secretary of State
In officeJanuary 20, 1989 - August 23, 1992
PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush
Succeeded byLawrence Eagleburger
Preceded byGeorge P. Shultz
67th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In officeFebruary 4, 1985 - August 17, 1988
PresidentRonald Reagan
Succeeded byNicholas F. Brady
Preceded byDonald Regan
10th White House Chief of Staff
In officeJanuary 20, 1981 - February 3, 1985
PresidentRonald Reagan
Succeeded byDonald T. Regan
Preceded byJack Watson

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James Addison Baker, III (born April 28, 1930) is an American attorney, politician, political administrator, and political advisor.

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 1985-1988 in the second Reagan administration, and Secretary of State in the George H. W. Bush administration. He is also the namesake of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

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Wheelchair-bound man saved from blaze - Bennington Banner Tweet this news
Bennington Banner--Interim Manchester Police Chief -James Baker- said it has been reported that the man they saved had freed himself from his wheelchair and crawled out a back ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:27:32 GMT+00:00
Judge Orders N.Y. Woman to Set Up Skype Chats Between Ex-Husband, Kids - FOXNews Tweet this news
FOXNews---James Baker- asked that his ex-wife and kids remain in the New York area, but with her finances stretched to a breaking point, Debra said she was forced to ... - Date : Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:14:34 GMT+00:00
Susan Baker's Passing It On. High Level Political Wife Shares Realities of ... - PR-USA.net (press release) Tweet this news
PR-USA.net (press release)--With honesty and integrity, she addresses the difficulties she experienced in the rise of -James Baker's- career from Houston lawyer and presidential campaign ... - Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:49:13 GMT+00:00
Divorcee moving to Florida with children must pay for Skype so ex-hubby can ... - New York Daily News Tweet this news
New York Daily News--The children live with Mrs. Baker. The ruling followed a two-day July hearing where -James Baker- "pled with the court not to take his children away, ... - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:48:41 GMT+00:00
US Defense Secretary Gates to Step Down in 2011 - Men's News Daily Tweet this news
Men's News Daily--Gates also served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan commission co-chaired by -James- A. -Baker- III and Lee Hamilton, that has studied the ... - Date : Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:11:46 GMT+00:00
In WWII, a black medic's help wasn't always wanted - Daily Press Tweet this news
Daily Press--� The Allies stormed Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, and Army medic -James- E. -Baker- landed there the next day. ... - Date : Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:08:10 GMT+00:00
Three injured in Route 219 accident - Daily American Online Tweet this news
Daily American Online--State police said -James Baker-, 44, of Meyersdale was stopped in the northbound lane, attempting to make a left-hand turn into a parking lot, ... - Date : Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:51:30 GMT+00:00
FCC turns away city's challenge to WHYY - The News Journal Tweet this news
The News Journal--Mayor -James- M. -Baker- also wanted the station to air more Wilmington-specific shows focusing on education and the arts. “WHYY is not adequately serving the ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:24:11 GMT+00:00
Robbery investigation continues - Manchester Journal Tweet this news
Manchester Journal--As a result, Acting Chief of the Manchester Police Department, -James Baker-, said approximately half a dozen phone calls have been received and that the ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:20:08 GMT+00:00
Armed robbery attempt in Manchester - Manchester Journal Tweet this news
Manchester Journal--According to acting Manchester Police Chief -James Baker-, the clerk and the manager were the only two people in the store at the time of the robbery. ... - Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:18:06 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Jack Watson
White House Chief of Staff
Served under: Ronald Reagan

1981 - 1985
Succeeded by
Donald Regan
Preceded by
Donald Regan
United States Secretary of the Treasury White House Chief of Staff
Served under: Ronald Reagan

1985 - 1988
Succeeded by
Nicholas F. Brady
Preceded by
George P. Shultz
United States Secretary of State White House Chief of Staff
Served under: George H.W. Bush

1989 - 1992
Succeeded by
Lawrence Eagleburger
Preceded by
Samuel K. Skinner
United States Secretary of State White House Chief of Staff
Served under: George H.W. Bush

1992 - 1993
Succeeded by
Mack McLarty


Members of the Iraq Study Group

ChairsJames Baker (Co-chair) * Lee Hamilton (Co-chair)
MembersLawrence Eagleburger * Vernon Jordan, Jr. * Edwin Meese * Sandra Day O'Connor * Leon Panetta * William Perry * Chuck Robb * Alan Simpson
Former membersRobert Gates * Rudy Giuliani

United States Secretaries of State

Secretary of Foreign Affairs
1781-1789
Livingston * Jay
Secretary of State
1789-Pres.
Jefferson * Randolph * Pickering * J Marshall * Madison * Smith * Monroe * Adams * Clay * Van Buren * Livingston * McLane * Forsyth * Webster * Upshur * Calhoun * Buchanan * Clayton * Webster * Everett * Marcy * Cass * Black * Seward * Washburne * Fish * Evarts * Blaine * Frelinghuysen * Bayard * Blaine * Foster * Gresham * Olney * Sherman * Day * Hay * Root * Bacon * Knox * Bryan * Lansing * Colby * Hughes * Kellogg * Stimson * Hull * Stettinius * Byrnes * G Marshall * Acheson * Dulles * Herter * Rusk * Rogers * Kissinger * Vance * Muskie * Haig * Shultz * Baker * Eagleburger * Christopher * Albright * Powell * Rice * Clinton

United States Secretaries of the Treasury

Hamilton * Wolcott * Dexter * Gallatin * Campbell * Dallas * Crawford * Rush * Ingham * McLane * Duane * Taney * Woodbury * Ewing * Forward * Spencer * Bibb * Walker * Meredith * Corwin * Guthrie * Cobb * Thomas * Dix * Chase * Fessenden * McCulloch * Boutwell * Richardson * Bristow * Morrill * Sherman * Windom * Folger * Gresham * McCulloch * Manning * Fairchild * Windom * Foster * Carlisle * Gage * Shaw * Cortelyou * MacVeagh * McAdoo * Glass * Houston * Mellon * Mills * Woodin * Morgenthau * Vinson * Snyder * Humphrey * Anderson * Dillon * Fowler * Barr * Kennedy * Connally * Shultz * Simon * Blumenthal * Miller * Regan * Baker * Brady * Bentsen * Rubin * Summers * O'Neill * Snow * Paulson * Geithner

White House Chiefs of Staff

John R. Steelman * Sherman Adams * Wilton Persons * W. Marvin Watson * H. R. Haldeman * Alexander Haig * Donald Rumsfeld * Dick Cheney * Hamilton Jordan * Jack Watson * James Baker * Donald Regan * Howard Baker * Kenneth Duberstein * John H. Sununu * Samuel K. Skinner * James Baker * Mack McLarty * Leon Panetta * Erskine Bowles * John Podesta * Andrew Card * Joshua Bolten * Rahm Emanuel

GHW Bush cabinet

Cabinet
Secretary of StateJames Baker (1989 �1992) * Lawrence Eagleburger (1992 �1993)
Secretary of the TreasuryNicholas F. Brady (1989 �1993)
Secretary of DefenseDick Cheney (1989 �1993)
Attorney GeneralDick Thornburgh (1989 �1991) * William Barr (1991 �1993)
Secretary of the InteriorManuel Lujan, Jr. (1989 �1993)
Secretary of the AgricultureClayton K. Yeutter (1989 �1991) * Edward Rell Madigan (1991 �1993)
Secretary of CommerceRobert Mosbacher (1989 �1992) * Barbara Hackman Franklin (1992 � � �1993)
Secretary of LaborElizabeth Dole (1989 � � �1990) * Lynn Morley Martin (1990 � � 1993)
Secretary of Health and Human ServicesLouis Wade Sullivan (1989 �1993)
Secretary of EducationLauro Cavazos (1989 �1990) * Lamar Alexander (1991 �1993)
Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJack Kemp (1989 �1993)
Secretary of TransportationSamuel K. Skinner (1989 �1992) * Andrew Card (1992 �1993)
Secretary of EnergyJames D. Watkins (1989 �1993)
Secretary of Veterans AffairsEd Derwinski (1989 �1992)
Cabinet-level
Vice PresidentDan Quayle (1989 �1993)
Trade RepresentativeCarla Anderson Hills (1989 � � �1993)
Director of the Office of
Management and Budget
Richard Darman (1989 � � �1993)

Reagan cabinet

Cabinet
Secretary of StateAlexander M. Haig, Jr. (1981 �1982) * George P. Shultz (1982 �1989)
Secretary of the TreasuryDonald T. Regan (1981 �1985) * James A. Baker, III (1985 �1988) * Nicholas F. Brady (1988 �1989)
Secretary of DefenseCaspar Weinberger (1981 �1987) * Frank C. Carlucci (1987 �1989)
Attorney GeneralWilliam French Smith (1981 �1985) * Edwin Meese III (1985 �1988) * Richard L. Thornburgh (1988 �1989)
Secretary of the InteriorJames G. Watt (1981 �1983) * William P. Clark, Jr. (1983 �1985) * Donald P. Hodel (1985 �1989)
Secretary of AgricultureJohn R. Block (1981 �1986) * Richard E. Lyng (1986 �1989)
Secretary of CommerceMalcolm Baldrige, Jr. (1981 �1987) * C. William Verity, Jr. (1987 �1989)
Secretary of LaborRaymond J. Donovan (1981 �1985) * William E. Brock (1985 �1987) * Ann Dore McLaughlin (1987 �1989)
Secretary of Health and Human ServicesRichard S. Schweiker (1981 �1983) * Margaret M. Heckler (1983 �1985) * Otis R. Bowen (1985 �1989)
Secretary of EducationT. H. Bell (1981 �1985) * William J. Bennett (1985 �1988) * Lauro F. Cavazos (1988 �1989)
Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentSamuel R. Pierce, Jr. (1981 �1989)
Secretary of TransportationAndrew L. Lewis, Jr. (1981 �1983) * Elizabeth H. Dole (1983 �1987) * James H. Burnley IV (1988 �1989)
Secretary of EnergyJames B. Edwards (1981 �1983) * Donald P. Hodel (1983 �1985) * John S. Herrington (1985 �1989)
Cabinet-level
Vice PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush (1981 �1989)
Director of Central IntelligenceWilliam J. Casey (1981 �1987) * William H. Webster (1987 �1989)
Ambassador to the United NationsJeane J. Kirkpatrick (1981 �1985) * Vernon A. Walters (1985 �1989)
Trade RepresentativeWilliam E. Brock, III (1981 �1985) * Clayton K. Yeutter (1985 �1989)



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