Max Baucus

Max Sieben Baucus (born December 11, 1941) is an American politician. He was the United States Ambassador to China from 2014 through 2017. He served as a United States Senator from Montana from December 15, 1978 until February 6, 2014. On that date, he was made Ambassador. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was Montana's longest-serving U.S. senator.

Max Baucus
United States Ambassador to China
In office March 20, 2014 – January 20, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Gary Locke
Succeeded by	Terry Branstad
United States Senator from Montana
In office December 15, 1978 – February 6, 2014
Preceded by	Paul Hatfield
Succeeded by	John Walsh
Chairperson of the Senate Finance Committee
In office January 4, 2007 – February 6, 2014
Preceded by	Chuck Grassley
Succeeded by	Ron Wyden
In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Chuck Grassley
Succeeded by	Chuck Grassley
In office January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001
Preceded by	William Roth
Succeeded by	Chuck Grassley
Chairperson of the Senate Environment Committee
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Daniel Moynihan
Succeeded by	John Chafee
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's 1st district
In office January 3, 1975 – December 14, 1978
Preceded by	Richard Shoup
Succeeded by	Pat Williams
Personal details
Born	Max Sieben Enke (1941-12-11) December 11, 1941 Helena, Montana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ann Geracimos (1975–1982) Wanda Minge (1984–2009) Melodee Hanes (2011–present)
Children	Zeno (with Geracimos)
Alma mater	Carleton College Stanford University

Personal life

Baucus was born on December 11, 1941 in Helena, Montana. He studied at Stanford University. Baucus was married to Ann Geracimos from 1982 until they divorced in the same year. Then he was married to Wanda Minge from 1984 until they divorced in 2009. He has been married to Melodee Hanes since 2011. He has one son, Zeno, with Geracimos.

Ambassador nomination

Baucus announced on April 23, 2013 that he would retire from the U.S. Senate at the end of his term. His term was set to end in 2015. However, he was made United States Ambassador to China by Barack Obama in 2013. He resigned on February 6, 2014, before finishing his final term as senator. Baucus was succeeded by John Walsh, the former Lieutenant Governor of Montana.

Other websites

• Profile Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine at SourceWatch