James R. Jones
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| Born | James Robert Jones 1939-05-05 Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma, Georgetown University |
| Party | Democratic |
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Not to be confused with apocalyptic cult leader Jim Jones
James Robert Jones is a US politician who was a panelist for the session on The U.S. Budget And The European Perspective at the 1984 Bilderberg,[1], when he was Chair of the House Budget Committee.[2]
Education
Jones received his bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1961 and his LL.B. At the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. From 1961 to 1968 he was a member of the United States Army Reserve. During this time he was a captain in the army Counterintelligence Corps from 1964 to 1965. In 1964, Jones was admitted to the Oklahoma and District of Columbia bar.
Career
Jones's first important political job was as the legislative assistant for Congressman Ed Edmondson (1961–1964). In 1965, Jones moved from Congress to the White House, where he was selected to become Appointments Secretary (and de facto Chief of Staff) to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. At that time, Jones was the youngest person to hold the position of Appointments Secretary.[How did he get the job?]
In 1972, Jones was elected to Congress as a Democrat and represented the state of Oklahoma in the House of Representatives from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1987. During his tenure in Congress, which lasted until 1987, Jones was for four years Chairman of the House Budget Committee. In the 1986 elections, he refrained from running again for a seat in the House of Representatives and instead unsuccessfully tried for a post in the Senate.
In 1987, Jones joined the Washington-based law firm Dickstein Shapiro.[3] He later was the Chairman of the American Stock Exchange (1989 to 1993).
US President Bill Clinton then appointed him as the successor to John Negroponte as United States Ambassador to Mexico. Jones held this position from 1993 to 1997.[4]
Later activities
In February, 2003, he was inaugurated Chairman of the World Affairs Councils of America.
Jones was on the The Constitution Project's Guantanamo Task Force in December 2010.[5][6][7] The Committee is convened to address the "variety of important questions about how to enhance our security while simultaneously protecting our civil liberties."[8]
References
- ↑ File:Bilderberg-Conference-Report-1984.pdf
- ↑ https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Jones,%20James%20R.toc.pdf
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160306014607/http://secureenergy.org/diplomatic-council-energy-security/ambassador-james-r-jones
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100917150953/http://americanambassadors.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Members.view&memberid=120
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20101215120344/http://constitutionproject.org/
- ↑ https://archive.today/20101219013031/http://online.wsj.com/article/APc6cee95477334766afca698cfc3a3611.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110725192624/http://www.constitutionproject.org/pdf/TF_Members_Dec%20132010.pdf
- ↑ https://constitutionproject.org/about-us/the-liberty-and-security-committee/