
James Baker
The Honorable James A. Baker, III, 61st U.S. Secretary of State
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The Honorable James A. Baker, III, 61st U.S. Secretary of State

Director of National Intelligence (2017– 2019); Ambassador; Politician

CIA Director (1997-2004)

Secretary of the Treasury (2003-2006)

Former National Security Senior Fellow, Senior Fellow for Global Risks at the Center for the National Interest; State Department Diplomacy Consultant (2006-2023); Expert on Geopolitical Risk, Global Affairs, and American Politics

Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO

Director of Global Macro, Eurasia Group and U.S. Electoral Politics/Geopolitical Risk Management Expert

Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; Professor of Political Science, Stanford University; Steven C. Házy Senior Fellow

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2015-2019)

Director, National Counterterrorism Center (2008 - 2011) and Counterterrorism, Cybersecurity and National Security Analyst for NBC News

Ret. Lt. General; President at Kindsvater and Associates, LLC

Director, National Counterterrorism Center (2011- 2014); National Security Analyst for ABC News; and Harvard Law School Lecturer

Award-Winning International Journalist, Best-Selling Author and TV Host From Al Jazeera English, CNN International and BBC World

NBC News and MSNBC National Security Analyst and Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (2011-2013) and Chief of Staff to the Director of the CIA (2009-2011)

Pioneer Emerging Market Business Investment Practitioner Unlocking Growth Opportunities While Shielding Risks; Private Equity Executive; White House Trade Negotiator; Harvard Faculty; Author; Columnist

Former British Army Officer, Senior UK Parliamentarian (2005-2024)

Secretary General of NATO (1995-1999), High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU (1999-2009)

Lieutenant Colonel, Israel Defense Forces Reserves

Former Senior United Nations Diplomat; Former Aide to President Gorbachev; Former Aide to Former US Secretary of State James A. Baker IIII

Acclaimed International Business Investigative Journalist and Author

U.S. Special Correspondent, BBC Studios; Popular Podcaster; Bestselling Author
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