1.	Name:	James A. Baker, III, J.D.
2.	Title:	Co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group Former U.S. Secretary of State
3.	U.S./Iraq Position:	Con  to the question "Should the U.S. have attacked Iraq?"
4.	Reasoning:	"The United States should advocate the adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a simple and straightforward resolution requiring that Iraq submit to intrusive inspections anytime, anywhere, with no exceptions, and authorizing all necessary means to enforce it.... [Some] will argue that this approach would give Saddam Hussein a way out because he might agree and then begin the "cheat-and-retreat" tactics he used during the first inspection regime. And so we must not be deterred. The first time he resorts to these tactics, we should apply whatever means are necessary to change the regime. And the international community must know during the Security Council debate that this will be our policy." (New York Times, 08/27/02)
5.	Credibility Ranking:	Expert/VIP PhD's, JD's (lawyers), Judges, Members of Congress, Ambassadors, Council Generals, heads of government, members of legislative bodies with significant involvement in, or related to, the US-Iraq conflict.
6.	Involvement:	March 2006 - present - Co-Chairman, Iraq Study Group December 2003 - Iraq Debt Envoy - G.W.Bush's 'personal envoy' to lead efforts to restructure and reduce Iraq's foreign debt 1993 - present - Senior Counselor, The Carlyle Group 1993 - present - Senior partner in the law firm Baker Botts August 1992 - January 1993 - White House Chief of Staff and Senior Counselor to the President January 1989 - August 1992 - 61st U.S. Secretary of State 1985 - 1988 - 67th Secretary of Treasury and Chairman of the President's Economic Policy Council 1981 - 1985 - White House Chief of Staff 1975 - Under Secretary of Commerce 1957 - 1975 - Practiced law with the Houston firm of Andrews and Kurth
7.	Education:	J.D. (with honors), University of Texas School of Law at Austin, 1957 Princeton University, 1952
8.	Relevant Affiliations:	Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1991 Received Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson Award Received the American Institute for Public Service's Jefferson Award Received Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government Award Received The Hans J. Morgenthau Award Received The George F. Kennan Award Received the Department of Treasury's Alexander Hamilton Award Received the Department of State's Distinguished Service Award Honorary Chair - Institute For Public Policy of Rice University Boardmember - Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Boardmember - Princeton University Boardmember - Electronic Data Systems
9.	Contact Info:	Phone: 202-639-7700    FAX: 202-639-7890 E-Mail: inquiry@bakerbotts.com Web Site:  www.bakerbotts.com
10.	Other:	"'Baker's objectives for the Iraq Study Group are grounded in his conviction that Iraq is the central foreign policy issue confronting the United States, and that the only way to address that issue successfully is to first build a bipartisan consensus,' said Arnold Kanter, who served as undersecretary of state under Baker during George H.W. Bush's administration." ("Panel May Have Few Good Options to Offer," washingtonpost.com, 11/12/06) "Instrumental in building the coalition that reversed Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, he laid the foundation for peace at the Madrid Middle East Peace Conference." (Washington Speakers Bureau, Biography of James A. Baker III) "'James Baker's vast economic, political and diplomatic experience as a former secretary of state and secretary of the treasury, will help to forge an international consensus for an equitable and effective resolution of this issue,' he [G.W.Bush] said." (Agence France Presse, "Bush Names Baker as Iraq Debt Envoy" 12/05/03)