James E. Akins

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James Elmer Akins (born October 15, 1926[1]) was the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1973 to 1976.[2][1][3][4][5] He is from Akron, Ohio.[1][6] Akins is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and on the advisory council of the Iran Policy Committee (IPC).[7] Akins has been involved with the organization If Americans Knew.

Akins was dismissed as Ambassador in 1975, "following policy disputes with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, according to Time magazine.[5]

In 1989 Akins and others asked the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to regulate the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Akins was then lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the FEC, resulting in the 1998 U.S. Supreme Court decision Federal Election Commission v. Akins.[8]

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  1. ^ a b c "James E. Akins." Marquis Who's Who, 2007. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. Document Number: K2016266648. "...ambassador to, Saudi Arabia, 1973-76".
  2. ^ Akins was ambassador until February 10, 1976, it appears. Although a U.S. State Department reference, retrieved 2008-04-30, lists his departure as "Feb 10, 1975" (with the next ambassador starting "Feb 21, 1976"), the other cited sources indicate this is a typographical error.
  3. ^ Charlton, Linda. "U.S. Will Relieve Envoy To Saudis in Big Shuffle", The New York Times, 1975-08-22. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. 
  4. ^ "Searching for Clues", The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, PBS, 1996-06-26. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. "U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1973 to 1976..." 
  5. ^ a b "The Cast of Analysts", Time, 1979-03-12. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. "U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1973 until late 1975..."  Companion to the article: "Searching for the Right Response", Time, 1979-03-12. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. 
  6. ^ Features. Akron Update. University of Akron (2004-02-02). Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  7. ^ IPC Scholars And Fellows. Iran Policy Committee. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  8. ^ Greenhouse, Linda. "High Court Lowers Shield of Election Panel", The New York Times, 1998-06-02. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. 

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Nicholas G. Thatcher		 United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
September 20, 1973 — February 10, 1976		 Succeeded by
William J. Porter
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