James E. Akins

James E. Akins
United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In office
November 7, 1973 – February 10, 1975
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Preceded byNicholas G. Thacher
Succeeded byWilliam J. Porter
Personal details
Born
James Elmer Akins

(1926-10-15)October 15, 1926
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJuly 15, 2010(2010-07-15) (aged 83)
Mitchellville, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater

James Elmer Akins (October 15, 1926 – July 15, 2010)[1] was the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from September, 1973 to February, 1976, just in time to serve during the 1973 Oil Crisis of October, 1973 to March, 1974.[1][2][3][4][5] Akins was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and on the advisory council of the Iran Policy Committee (IPC).[6] Akins has been involved with the pro-Palestine organization If Americans Knew.

  1. ^ a b "James E. Akins." Marquis Who's Who, 2007. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. Document Number: K2016266648. "...ambassador to, Saudi Arabia, 1973-76".
  2. ^ Akins was ambassador until February 10, 1976, it appears. Although a U.S. State Department reference, retrieved 2008-04-30, lists his departure as "Feb 10, 1975" (with the next ambassador starting "Feb 21, 1976"), the other cited sources indicate this is a typographical error.
  3. ^ Charlton, Linda (August 22, 1975). "U.S. Will Relieve Envoy To Saudis in Big Shuffle". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
  4. ^ "Searching for Clues". The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. PBS. June 26, 1996. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2008. U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1973 to 1976...
  5. ^ "The Cast of Analysts". Time. March 12, 1979. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2008. U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1973 until late 1975... Companion to the article: "Searching for the Right Response". Time. March 12, 1979. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
  6. ^ "IPC Scholars And Fellows". Iran Policy Committee. Archived from the original on June 4, 2007. Retrieved April 30, 2008.