Jim Sasser, three-term U.S. Senator from Tennessee and former ambassador, dies at 87 Vivian Jones and Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean Updated Wed, September 11, 2024 at 10:41 PM UTC ...

Jim Sasser, a former U.S. senator and a former ambassador to China, takes part in a discussion at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 15, 2006.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Jim Sasser, a former U.S. senator and ambassador, has died, his family confirmed to News 2. He was 87. According to Gray Sasser, Jim’s son, the former lawmaker died ...

Jim Sasser, a former U.S. senator and a former ambassador to China, takes part in a discussion at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Nashville, Tenn. on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006.

Jim Sasser, circa 1980s Courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Offices The Tennessean reports Sasser died at his home in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Tuesday, citing family members.

‘Tennessee lost a fierce champion today’: Former US Senator, Ambassador Jim Sasser dies at 87 President Bill Clinton appointed Sasser as the U.S. Ambassador to China in 1996.

Jim Sasser, former U.S. senator from Tennessee and U.S. ambassador to China, died late Tuesday. Former Vice President Al Gore, who served with Sasser in the Senate, said Sasser "represented the ...

Jim Sasser, who represented Tennessee for 18 years as a Democrat in the U.S. Senate and was the ambassador to China, died early Tuesday evening at his home in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Jim Sasser has died. The former U.S. senator, lawyer and military man who served as U.S. ambassador to China during the Bill Clinton administration was respected for his pleasant demeanor and ...

Jim Sasser served in the U.S. Senate from 1977 to 1995 and later served as U.S. Ambassador to China during the Clinton administration. Jim Sasser, three-term U.S. Senator from Tennessee and former ...

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