Wesley Clark

This article is about the general. For the computer scientist, please see Wesley A. Clark.

Life events

• 1966 June, Marries Gertrude Kingston.
• 1969-1970 Commander of a mechanized infantry company in combat in Vietnam wounded four times receiving Purple Heart and Silver Star
• 1975-6 White House Fellow, Special Assistant to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
• 1994-6 Director of the Pentagon's Strategic Plans and Policy operation, responsible to the Joint Chiefs of Staff for world-wide politico-military affairs and U.S. military strategic planning. Led the military negotiations for the Bosnian Peace Accords at Dayton.
• 1996-7 Commander in chief of the U.S. Southern Command, Panama, controlling all U.S. forces & most U.S. military activities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• 1997-2000 Supreme Allied Commander of NATO (SACEUR), and Commander-in-Chief for the United States European Command (CINCEUR).
• June 2000 Retires from military service
• July 2000 Senior adviser at CSIS
• 2000-2, Corporate consultant for Little Rock-based Stephens Group Inc. helps develop emerging-technology companies.
• 2003 17 September, Announces candidacy to become the Democratic Party nominee for President
• 2004 11 February, Withdraws from race for Democratic Party Presidential nominee