Wesley Clark
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1944-12-23
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Provenance
- Foundation
- Kak pobedit' v sovremennoi voine.Irak, Terrorizm i Amerikanskaia Imperiia [Winning Modern Wars]
- Scrum Methodology
- Agile Methodology
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Film & TV
Acting · 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
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 34
- Total plays
- 98
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,634x
- Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales.
· 1988 · cited 28,842x
- Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and Innovation
· 1990 · cited 23,269x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,392x
- The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship
· 2016 · cited 13,788x
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 23 December 1944
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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
Article
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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1944 birthsAlumni of Magdalen College, OxfordAmerican chief executives of financial services companiesAmerican male non-fiction writersAmerican people of Belarusian-Jewish descentAmerican political writersAmerican Rhodes ScholarsArkansas DemocratsAtlantic CouncilCandidates in the 2004 United States presidential electionCatholics from Illinois