James R. Jones

Jim Jones
United States Ambassador to Mexico
In office
September 10, 1993 – June 25, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byJohn Negroponte
Succeeded byJeffrey Davidow
Chair of the House Budget Committee
In office
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1985
Preceded byRobert Giaimo
Succeeded byWilliam H. Gray III
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oklahoma's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1987
Preceded byPage Belcher
Succeeded byJim Inhofe
White House Chief of Staff
De facto
In office
April 26, 1968 – January 20, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byW. Marvin Watson (de facto)
Succeeded byH. R. Haldeman
White House Appointments Secretary
In office
April 26, 1968 – January 20, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byW. Marvin Watson
Succeeded byDwight Chapin
Personal details
Born
James Robert Jones

(1939-05-05) May 5, 1939 (age 85)
Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma (BA)
Georgetown University (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1964–1965 (active)
1961–1968 (reserve)
Rank Captain
UnitArmy Intelligence Corps
Army Reserve

James Robert Jones (born May 5, 1939) is an American lawyer, diplomat, Democratic politician, a retired U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma, and a former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico under President Bill Clinton.[1]

Jones grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and was involved in politics at an early age.[2] He worked as a legislative assistant to U.S. Representative Ed Edmondson and as Appointments Secretary to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.

In 1972, after returning to Oklahoma, Jones ran for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district. He won and was re-elected six times. During his tenure in Congress, which lasted until 1987, Jones served four years as the Chairman of the House Budget Committee.

  1. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR JAMES R. JONES" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 10 September 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ Hannemann, Carolyn G., "Jones, James Robert," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived 2010-05-31 at the Wayback Machine (accessed May 31, 2010).