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Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev

August 30, 2022 | James A. Baker, III
Mikhail Gorbachev and James A. Baker, IIII

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Statement from Secretary Baker on the Death of Mikhail Gorbachev

“History will remember Mikhail Gorbachev as a giant who steered his great nation toward democracy. He played the critical role in a peaceful conclusion of the Cold War by his decision against using force to hold the empire together. I found him to be an honest broker and could count on his word despite domestic pressure in Moscow. The free world misses him greatly.”

— James A. Baker, III
61st U.S. Secretary of State

 

Read Secretary Baker's guest essay, "Why Gorbachev Mattered," in the Sept. 6, 2022, New York Times.

 

Gorbachev receives prize for distinguished public service
Mikhail Gorbachev, flanked by his interpreter, accepts a prize for distinguished public service from James A. Baker, III, and Edward P. Djerejian (1997).

 

Gorbachev (with interpreter) addresses the Baker Institute audience
Honoree Mikhail Gorbachev addresses the Baker Institute audience (1997).

 

The Rice Board of Governors and Rice President Malcolm Gillis with Gorbachev, Baker and Kissinger
The Rice Board of Governors with Gorbachev and Baker (1997).