James Baker III

Birthday: 28 April 1930, Houston, Texas, USA

Birth Name: James Addison Baker III

James Baker III was born on April 28, 1930 in Houston, Texas, USA as James Addison Baker III. He has been married to Susan Garrett Winston since 1973. They have one child. He was previously married to Mary Stuart McHenry.

[on Israel and its neighbors] There is still hope for a two-state solution, because I don't think th...Show more »

[on Israel and its neighbors] There is still hope for a two-state solution, because I don't think there is any other way that Israel can maintain both its democratic character and its Jewish character. Show less «

[the best advice he'd ever gotten] Don't ever wing it. Make sure that if you do something, you're go...Show more »

[the best advice he'd ever gotten] Don't ever wing it. Make sure that if you do something, you're going to do it right. And that means be prepared. Show less «

[on the American response to the Ukraine situation, 2015] Our response has been severely tepid. I do...Show more »

[on the American response to the Ukraine situation, 2015] Our response has been severely tepid. I don't think you can stand up and say that if they keep doing this, there are going to be grave consequences, and then they keep doing it and we don't do anything. Show less «

[on dealing with the ISIS threat] I don't think you can win this war through the air. We're going to...Show more »

[on dealing with the ISIS threat] I don't think you can win this war through the air. We're going to have to find some way to get some boots on the ground, and those boots should not be American boots. We've had quite enough of young Americans bleeding and dying in the Middle East for a while. Show less «