James Franklin Collins

James Franklin Collins
United States Ambassador to Russia
In office
January 26, 1998  July 10, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byThomas R. Pickering
Succeeded byAlexander R. Vershbow
Personal details
Born (1939-06-04) June 4, 1939
Aurora, Illinois
Alma materHarvard College
Indiana University Bloomington

James Franklin Collins (born June 4, 1939) is a former United States Ambassador to Russia. A career Foreign Service Officer in the State Department, he is a Russian specialist.