James Baker | |
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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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Years of service | 1952–1954 (active) 1954–1958 (reserve) |
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James Addison Baker, III (born April 28, 1930) is an American attorney, politician, political administrator, and political adviser.[1]
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.