JIM SASSER

(James Ralph Sasser)


Jim Sasser
Jim Sasser
  • Born: September 30, 1936
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

James Ralph Sasser is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. A Democrat, Sasser served three terms as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1977 to 1995, and was Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. From 1996 to 1999, during the Clinton Administration, he was appointed to be the United States Ambassador to China.