J. Richard Blankenship

Richard Blankenship
Ambassador Blankenship
United States Ambassador to the Bahamas
In office
December 3, 2001 – July 18, 2003
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byArthur Louis Schechter
Succeeded byJohn D. Rood
Personal details
Born1949 (age 76–77)
PartyRepublican
ProfessionDiplomat

James Richard Blankenship (born 1949) is an American former politician who served as United States Ambassador to the Bahamas from 2001 to 2003; he was nominated by President George W. Bush in the spring of 2001.