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Born April 28, 1930

Houston, Texas

U.S. secretary of state during the Persian Gulf War

"I remain unpersuaded that anything we might have done, short of actually moving armed forces to the region, would have deterred Iraq's invasion of Kuwait."

James Baker quoted in The Politics of Diplomacy.

As U.S. secretary of state during the Persian Gulf crisis, James Baker played an important role in building the international military coalition made up of more than thirty-five countries that eventually forced Iraq out of Kuwait. In addition, he was a key advisor to President George H. W. Bush (see entry) on diplomatic and military strategy throughout the months leading up to the war.

Builds thriving career in law

James Addison Baker III was born April 28, 1930, in Houston, Texas. He was...