Howard Baker

Howard Baker
26th United States Ambassador to Japan
In office July 5, 2001 – February 17, 2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Tom Foley
Succeeded by	Tom Schieffer
12th White House Chief of Staff
In office February 27, 1987 – July 3, 1988
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Donald Regan
Succeeded by	Kenneth Duberstein
Majority Leader of the United States Senate
In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1985
Deputy	Ted Stevens
Preceded by	Robert Byrd
Succeeded by	Bob Dole
Minority Leader of the United States Senate
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981
Deputy	Ted Stevens
Preceded by	Hugh Scott
Succeeded by	Robert Byrd
United States Senator from Tennessee
In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1985
Preceded by	Ross Bass
Succeeded by	Al Gore
Personal details
Born	Howard Henry Baker, Jr. (1925-11-15)November 15, 1925 Huntsville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	June 26, 2014(2014-06-26) (aged 88) Huntsville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Joy Dirksen (Deceased 1993) Nancy Kassebaum (1996–2014)
Alma mater	Tulane University University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1943–1946
Battles/wars	World War II

Howard Henry Baker, Jr. (November 15, 1925 – June 26, 2014) was a Senate Majority Leader, Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee, White House Chief of Staff, and a former United States Ambassador to Japan. He worked as a lobbyist and adviser at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz.^[1]

Baker died on June 26, 2014 at the age of 88 from complications of a stroke he suffered the week prior. He died in his native Huntsville, Tennessee, with his wife, Nancy, by his side.^[2][3]

• Biography from the Howard H. Baker Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee Archived 2013-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Citigroup biography