James Baker

James Baker   (Lawyer, Politician, Deep State Operative)
Born	James Addison Baker III April 28, 1930 Houston, Texas
Alma mater	Princeton University, University of Texas
Religion	Episcopalian
Spouse	Mary Stuart McHenry
Member of	Atlantic Council/Board, Council on Foreign Relations/Members, Eurasia Foundation/Board and Trustees, Phi Delta Theta, US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce
Party	Republican
US DSO, many deep state connections from the Atlantic Council to the US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce  White House Chief of Staff  In office August 24, 1992 - January 20, 1993 Preceded by Samuel K. Skinner  US/Secretary of State  In office January 25, 1989 - August 23, 1992 Preceded by Michael Armacost Succeeded by Lawrence Eagleburger  US/Secretary of the Treasury  In office February 4, 1985 - August 17, 1988 Deputy M. Peter McPherson Preceded by Donald Regan  White House Chief of Staff  In office January 20, 1981 - February 3, 1985 Succeeded by Donald Regan

James Addison Baker III is an American attorney, diplomat and statesman. He was the 10th White House Chief of Staff and 67th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Ronald Reagan and the 61st U.S. Secretary of State before returning as the 16th White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush.

Opinions

In the buildup to the Gulf War he said the following:

“The economic lifeline of the industrial world runs from the gulf, and we can not permit a dictator such as this to sit astride that economic lifeline," [...] To bring it down to the level of the American citizen, let me say that means jobs. If you want to sum it up in one word, it's 'jobs'. Because an economic recession worldwide, caused by the control by one nation - one dictator if you will- of the West's economic lifeline, will result in the loss of jobs for American citizens.”
James Baker (November 1990) 

 

Related Quotations

Page	Quote	Author	Date
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine/Preparation	“Russia behind the Headlines has published an interview with Gorbachev, who was Soviet president during the discussions and treaty negotiations concerning German reunification. The interviewer asked why Gorbachev did not “insist that the promises made to you [Gorbachev]—particularly U.S. Secretary of State James Baker’s promise that NATO would not expand into the East—be legally encoded?” Gorbachev replied: “The topic of ‘NATO expansion’ was not discussed at all, and it wasn’t brought up in those years. … Another issue we brought up was discussed: making sure that NATO’s military structures would not advance and that additional armed forces would not be deployed on the territory of the then-GDR after German reunification. Baker’s statement was made in that context… Everything that could have been and needed to be done to solidify that political obligation was done. And fulfilled.” Gorbachev continued that “The agreement on a final settlement with Germany said that no new military structures would be created in the eastern part of the country; no additional troops would be deployed; no weapons of mass destruction would be placed there. It has been obeyed all these years.” To be sure, the former Soviet president criticized NATO enlargement and called it a violation of the spirit of the assurances given Moscow in 1990, but he made clear there was no promise regarding broader enlargement.”	Brookings Institution Russia Beyond	November 2014
NATO	“Russia behind the Headlines has published an interview with Gorbachev, who was Soviet president during the discussions and treaty negotiations concerning German reunification. The interviewer asked why Gorbachev did not “insist that the promises made to you [Gorbachev]—particularly U.S. Secretary of State James Baker’s promise that NATO would not expand into the East—be legally encoded?” Gorbachev replied: “The topic of ‘NATO expansion’ was not discussed at all, and it wasn’t brought up in those years. … Another issue we brought up was discussed: making sure that NATO’s military structures would not advance and that additional armed forces would not be deployed on the territory of the then-GDR after German reunification. Baker’s statement was made in that context… Everything that could have been and needed to be done to solidify that political obligation was done. And fulfilled.” Gorbachev continued that “The agreement on a final settlement with Germany said that no new military structures would be created in the eastern part of the country; no additional troops would be deployed; no weapons of mass destruction would be placed there. It has been obeyed all these years.” To be sure, the former Soviet president criticized NATO enlargement and called it a violation of the spirit of the assurances given Moscow in 1990, but he made clear there was no promise regarding broader enlargement.”	Brookings Institution Russia Beyond	November 2014

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