James Franklin Collins

James F. Collins
United States Ambassador to Russia
In office
January 26, 1998 – July 10, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byThomas R. Pickering
Succeeded byAlexander R. Vershbow
Personal details
Born (1939-06-04) June 4, 1939 (age 85)
Aurora, Illinois
Alma materHarvard College
Indiana University Bloomington

James Franklin Collins (born June 4, 1939)[1] is a former United States Ambassador to Russia. A career Foreign Service Officer in the State Department, he is a Russian specialist.[2]

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  2. ^ "James F. Collins". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 2019-04-10.