James R. Jones
American politician
James Robert Jones (born May 5, 1939) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma between 1973 to 1987. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico from 1993 to 1997.[1]
Jim Jones | |
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| United States Ambassador to Mexico | |
| In office September 10, 1993 – June 25, 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Negroponte |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey Davidow |
| Chair of the House Budget Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Giaimo |
| Succeeded by | William H. Gray III |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Page Belcher |
| Succeeded by | Jim Inhofe |
| White House Appointments Secretary | |
| In office April 26, 1968 – January 20, 1969 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | W. Marvin Watson |
| Succeeded by | Dwight Chapin H. R. Haldeman (Chief of Staff) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Robert Jones May 5, 1939 Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Oklahoma (BA) Georgetown University (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1964–1965 (active) 1961–1968 (reserve) |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit | Army Intelligence Corps Army Reserve |
From 1968 to 1969, he was acting White House Chief of Staff for the Lyndon B. Johnson administration.
In 1972, after returning to Oklahoma, Jones ran for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district. He won the election and was re-elected six times. During his tenure in Congress, which lasted until 1987, Jones served four years as the Chairman of the House Budget Committee.
References
change- ↑ Hannemann, Carolyn G., "Jones, James Robert Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived 2010-05-31 at the Wayback Machine (accessed May 31, 2010).
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