Baker, James Addison III (Jim)

1930 - Born on the 28th of April in Houston, Texas.

1957 - Received his J.D in University of Texas School of Law.

1970 - Switched to the Republican Party and managed George H. W. Bush's unsuccessful Senate campaign.

1975 - Served as Undersecretary of Commerce under President Gerald Ford.

1978 - Ran an unsuccessful race to become State Attorney General of Texas.

1981 - Baker was named White House Chief of Staff by President Reagan.

1985 - Appointed Secretary of the Treasury.

1989 - Bush appointed Baker Secretary of State.

1991 - Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

1992-1993 - He was named Bush's Chief of Staff.

1995 - Wrote memoir "The Politics of Diplomacy: Revolution, War and Peace, 1989-1992".

1997 - Became the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara.

2000 - Served as chief legal advisor for George W. Bush during the election.

2003 - Drafted by the President to assist in the operations of the US-led occupation of Iraq.

2004 - Resigned from this position, frustrated over the lack of progress.

He is the senior partner at the law firm of Baker Botts and senior counsel to the Carlyle Group.