Jim Jones | |
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| United States Ambassador to Mexico | |
| In office September 10, 1993 – June 25, 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Negroponte |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey Davidow |
| Chair of the House Budget Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Giaimo |
| Succeeded by | William 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 by | Page Belcher |
| Succeeded by | Jim Inhofe |
| White House Chief of Staff | |
De facto | |
| In office April 26, 1968 – January 20, 1969 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | W. Marvin Watson (de facto) |
| Succeeded by | H. R. Haldeman |
| White House Appointments Secretary | |
| In office April 26, 1968 – January 20, 1969 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | W. Marvin Watson |
| Succeeded by | Dwight Chapin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Robert Jones May 5, 1939 Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Oklahoma (BA) Georgetown University (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1964–1965 (active) 1961–1968 (reserve) |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit | Army 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Hannemann, Carolyn G., "Jones, James Robert," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived 2010-05-31 at the Wayback Machine (accessed May 31, 2010).