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The '''Baker Institute for Public Policy''' is a [[think tank]] based at Rice University, Houston, texas Texas and named after former Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury [[James A. Baker, III]]. Baker is the Institute's Honorary Chair.

It describes itself as "strictly non-partisan and dedicated to the highest standards of intellectual excellence and integrity with the goal of helping bridge the gap between the theory and practice of public policy by drawing together experts from academia, government, the media, business, and non-governmental organizations."<ref>Baker Institute Energy Forum, [http://www.rice.edu/energy/research/asiaenergy/index.html Northeast Asia Energy Cooperation Workshop Program], undated (approx 2004), accessed December 2007.</ref>