“This pandemic and looming economic crisis will affect all of us … The sooner we relearn how to set aside our differences and unite during this difficult moment, the stronger we will emerge from it,” says James A. Baker, III, honorary chair of the Baker Institute. Continue Reading
Former Secretary of State and Baker Institute Honorary Chair James A. Baker, III, today released the following statement on the passing of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: “The United Kingdom lost a strong leader, the United States lost… Continue Reading
The foreign policy implications of the growing and unsustainable U.S. debt are tremendous, Baker said. “Such a state of affairs could impair the state of the U.S. dollar and its role in global currency,” he said. “It will constrain the ability of our government to pursue an independent monetary and fiscal policy. More generally, our debt crisis runs the risk of undermining our leadership abroad … our strength abroad depends on our economic health at home.” Continue Reading
Whether a Republican, Democrat or independent, everyone seems to agree that the massive national debt is a critical threat to America’s long-term growth and prosperity. Join former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III, honorary chair of the Baker Institute, online Wednesday as he, former Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin and former members of Congress convene for a bipartisan discussion on the debt crisis and its economic and foreign policy implications. Continue Reading
Former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III, honorary chair of the Baker Institute, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sat down with journalist Charlie Rose on June 20 for a wide-ranging conversation on U.S. foreign policy. Baker said that the biggest threat to America right now isn’t Iran or China, but the need to “get our economic house in order.” Clinton agreed, saying that much of her time as secretary of state is spent “reassuring” government and business leaders that the U.S. economy is improving. Continue Reading
The Madrid Peace Conference, convened on Oct. 30, 1991, was the first official face-to-face peace negotiation involving Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and the Palestinians. It was a watershed moment for American diplomacy, but the two decades since have witnessed a… Continue Reading
The Honorable James A. Baker, III, had the honor to give the keynote address at a celebration of what would have been President Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday. The nation’s 40th commander in chief “made us all proud to be Americans,”… Continue Reading