Iraq Study Group
The Iraq Study Group (ISG), also known as the Baker-Hamilton Commission, was a bipartisan panel charged with assessing the situation in Iraq. It was appointed March 15, 2006 and published its report, which included policy recommendations, on its website December 6, 2006. The ISG was led by Republican James Baker, a former Secretary of State, and Democrat Lee Hamilton, a former U.S. Representative.
In addition to the two chairs, the ISG was made up of eight members from public service, four from the Republican Party and four from the Democratic Party. The members were: Republicans
- Sandra Day O'Connor, former Supreme Court Justice
- Lawrence Eagleburger, former Secretary of State
- Edwin Meese III, former US Attorney General
- Alan Simpson, former U.S. Senator from Wyoming
Democrats
- Vernon Jordan, Jr., business executive
- Leon E. Panetta, former White House Chief of Staff
- William J. Perry, former US Secretary of Defense
- Charles Robb, former U.S. Senator from Virginia
Republican Rudy Giuliani resigned as a member on May 24, 2006. He was replaced by Edwin Meese. Republican Robert Gates resigned November 8, 2006, after being nominated by President George W. Bush to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense. He was replaced by Lawrence Eagleburger.