James R. Jones facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jim Jones
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 Appointments Secretary
In office April 26, 1968 – January 20, 1969
President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	W. Marvin Watson
Succeeded by	Dwight Chapin H. R. Haldeman (Chief of Staff)
Personal details
Born	James Robert Jones May 5, 1939 (1939-05-05) 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 and Democratic politician. He was a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma between 1973 to 1987. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico from 1993 to 1997.

From 1968 to 1969, he was acting White House Chief of Staff for the Lyndon B. Johnson administration.

In 1972, after returning to Oklahoma, Jones ran for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district. He won the election 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.

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  Jones in 2010.