U.S. senator and ambassador Jim Sasser, BA'58, JD'61, dies at 87
September 13, 2024
September 13, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news:
James R. Sasser, BA'58, JD'61, was a three-term U.S. senator from Tennessee and ambassador to China. (Ann Rayner/Vanderbilt)
James R. Sasser, BA'58, JD'61, a former three-term U.S. senator from Tennessee and ambassador to China, died Sept. 10 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was a statesman who loved Tennessee and the U.S. Senate and believed in public service; he was 87.
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James R. Sasser, BA'58, JD'61, was a three-term U.S. senator from Tennessee and ambassador to China. (Ann Rayner/Vanderbilt)
James R. Sasser, BA'58, JD'61, a former three-term U.S. senator from Tennessee and ambassador to China, died Sept. 10 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was a statesman who loved Tennessee and the U.S. Senate and believed in public service; he was 87.
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