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The Class Day ceremony will take place on Cannon Green, weather permitting, at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony is open to seniors and their invited guests, with standing room available for others in the community unless severe weather forces the ceremony inside.
A former Princeton trustee, Baker has served in senior government positions under three presidents: Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. He was secretary of state from 1989 to 1992 under Bush. From 1985 through 1988, he served as treasury secretary under Reagan. In that position, he was also chairman of the president's Economic Policy Council.
Baker also served as chief of staff to Reagan, as undersecretary of commerce to Ford, and as chief of staff and senior counselor to Bush. In addition, he led presidential campaigns for Ford, Reagan and Bush over the course of five consecutive elections from 1976 to 1992.
Baker began his career in public service shortly after his Princeton graduation as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. He then earned a law degree with honors from the University of Texas and practiced law in Houston.
Baker received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991, the same year he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Princeton. For his distinguished public service, Baker also has received Princeton's Woodrow Wilson Award, the American Institute for Public Service's Jefferson Award, Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government Award, the Department of the Treasury's Alexander Hamilton Award and the Department of State's Distinguished Service Award.
He currently is a senior partner in the law firm of Baker & Botts and senior counselor to the Carlyle Group, and serves on the boards of Rice University, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and several other nonprofit organizations.
March 11, 2002
Vol. 91, No. 19
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Contents
In the news
• 'Green' initiatives a go for facilities department
• Climate change top concern for 21st century
• Reducing gas emissions more than hot air at Princeton
• Tilghman co-chairs state initiative
• Camera lens was Lewis Carroll's looking glass
People
• Marsh appointed associate provost
• Faculty/staff reservists committed to two careers
• Baker to speak at Class Day
• Briefs
• Spotlight
Sections
• By the numbers: Student publications
• Nassau Notes
• Calendar of events
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