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Baker, James A. III


United States, Political Person    (1930-04-28 to present)
• Lawyer, government officer
Relationships
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
MemberCFR
 
TrusteeHughesMedIns
 
DirectorStateWorldFor
 
DirectorBakerInst
 
OfficerCarlyleGrp
 
TrusteeRiceUniv
 
OfficerUSExecutive
 
OfficerUSStateDept
 
OfficerUSTreasDept
 
OfficerUSExecutive
 
PartnerBakerBotts
 
PartnerAndrewsKurth
 
StudentUofTX
 
OfficerUSMarines
 
StudentPrincetonUniv
 
Life ofBakerJA3
 
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Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)   (Member of, 1998 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (Trustee of, 1996 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• (See: HHMI bio)
State of the World Forum   (Director of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Co-chairman
James A. Baker Institute for Public Policy   (Director of, 1993 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Honorary Chairman (See: Baker Inst bio)
The Carlyle Group   (Officer of, 1993 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Senior Counsellor
Rice University   (Trustee of, 1993 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
U.S. Executive Branch   (Officer of, 1992) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• White House Chief of Staff (Bush admin)
U.S. Department of State   (Officer of, 1989 to 1992) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Secretary of State (Bush admin)
• 1991 : Presidential Medal of Freedom
U.S. Department of the Treasury   (Officer of, 1985-02 to 1988-08) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Secretary of the Treasury (Reagan admin) (See: Treasury bio)
U.S. Executive Branch   (Officer of, 1981 to 1985) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• White House Chief of Staff (Reagan admin)
Baker Botts   (Partner of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Senior partner
Andrews and Kurth   (Partner of, 1957 to 1975) -- Duck | Google | Bing
University of Texas   (Student of, 1955 to 1957) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Law school
U.S. Marine Corps   (Officer of, 1953 to 1954) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Lieutenant
Princeton University   (Student of, 1949 to 1952) -- Duck | Google | Bing