BAKER, JAMES

Baker, James: translation

(1930- )

Secretary of state under PresidentGeorge H.W.Bush(January 1989-August 1992) of theUnited Stateswho played a central role in encouraging Israel not to respond to 39Iraqi Scud missileattacks during thePersian Gulf War(1991) and in facilitating theMadrid Middle East Peace Conference(October 1991). He wrote about his Arab-Israeli peacemaking experiences inThe Politics of Diplomacy(1995).

See alsoArab-Israeli Conflict.