For over 30 years Jim Arthur served as Special Events Director for the United States Government General Services Administration (GSA). For most of that tenure, he was assigned directly to the White House. He was responsible for the management, planning, and implementation of scores of major events, including the following:
- Pope John Paul II United States Visits – Served as Federal Government Coordinator in Baltimore, MD and as Consultant in Denver, CO
- Pacific Rim Economic Summit – Served as Federal Government Coordinator, Seattle, WA
- International Joint Economic Summit – Served as Federal Government Coordinator, Houston, TX
- International Joint Economic Summit – Served as Federal Government Coordinator, Williamsburg, VA
- National Endowment for the Arts Celebration of Artwork Views of Washington – Event Support, Washington, DC
- Desert Storm National Victory Celebration Parade – Federal Government Coordinator, Washington, DC
- Christmas in Washington – Federal Government Coordinator,
- 1989-1996, Washington, DC
- Reinventing Government Conference – Federal Government Coordinator, Charlottesville, VA and Washington, DC
- Republican National Committee Annual Gala, A Tribute to Ronald Reagan – Event Coordinator, Washington, DC
- Washington, DC Bicentennial Celebration – Event Director, Washington, DC
- Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration, Federal Government Coordinator, 1985-1997, Washington, DC
- 25th Annual Interpol Conference – Director of Logistics, Washington, DC
- WETA Public TV 25th Anniversary – Federal Government Coordinator, Washington, DC
- Earth Day – (est. April 22, 1970) Federal Government Coordinator, Washington, DC