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Wesley Clark
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United States Army general and 2004 Democratic Party presidential candidate
Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Wesley Kanne Clark, Sr. is a retired general of the United States Army. He graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1966 at West Point and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, where he obtained a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
Known for
- War Game — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff2024
- Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World? — Self2024
- The Corridors of Power — Self2022
- Hot Money — Self2021
- Living in the Future's Past — Self - General, US Army (ret.); Former NATO Supreme Allied Cmdr.2018
- The China Hustle — Himself2018
- Shadow World — Self - Former US Military2016
- Race for the White House — Self2016
- Dick Cavett's Vietnam2015
- Housequake — Self2009
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Wesley J. Kanne , ( 1944-12-23 ) 23 December 1944 (age 81) , Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Army
- Service years
- 1966–2000
- Rank
- General
- Commands
- Supreme Allied Commander Europe , United States European Command , United States Southern Command
- Conflicts
- Cold War Vietnam War Yugoslav Wars Kosovo War Battle of Košare Battle of Paštrik NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
- Awards
- See all
- Alma mater
- United States Military Academy ( BS ), Magdalen College, Oxford ( BA ), U.S. Army Command and General Staff College ( MMAS )
- Spouse
- Gertrude Kingston ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 )
- Website
- wesleykclark .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Occupation
- actor
- Position held
- Supreme Allied Commander Europe
- Educated at
- National War College
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Conflict
- Kosovo War
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- General Wesley Clark official photograph.jpg
- Significant event
- Paradise Papers
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- Wesley Clark
- date of birth
- 1944-12-23
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- Wesley Clark
- birth name
- Wesley Kanne Clark
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Wesley Kanne Clark, SSM, BVO, KBE (born Wesley J. Kanne, 23 December 1944) is a retired United States Army officer. He graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1966 at West Point and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, where he obtained a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He later graduated from the Command and General Staff College with a master's degree in military science. He commanded an infantry company in the Vietnam War, where he was shot four times and awarded a Silver Star for gallantry in combat. Clark served as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO from 1997 to 2000, commanding Operation Allied Force during the Kosovo War. He spent 34 years in the U.S. Army, receiving many military decorations, several honorary knighthoods, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 2003, Clark launched his candidacy for the 2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries. After winning only the Oklahoma state primary, he withdrew from the race in February 2004, endorsing and campaigning for the eventual Democratic nominee, John Kerry. Clark leads a political action committee, "WesPAC", which he formed after the 2004 primaries and used to support Democratic Party candidates in the 2006 midterm elections. Clark was considered a potential candidate for the Democratic nomination in 2008, but, on 15 September 2007, endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton. After Clinton dropped out of the presidential race, Clark endorsed the then-presumptive Democratic nominee, Barack Obama.
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