AKA Wesley Kanne Clark
Born: 23-Dec-1944Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Gender: MaleReligion: Roman Catholic [1]Race or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: MilitaryParty Affiliation: Democratic
Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000
Military service: US Army (1968-2000)
Father: Benjamin Kanne (d. 1948)Mother: Veneta Updegraff BogardFather: Victor Clark (stepfather)Wife: Gertrude Kingston ("Gert", m. Jun-1966)Son: Wesley, Jr. (b. 1969)
High School: Hall High School, Little Rock, AR University: BA, US Military Academy, West Point (1966) University: BA, Oxford University (1968) Professor: US Military Academy, West Point University: US Army War College
President's Commission on White House Fellowships Steve Norris Partners Investment Committee CNN Senior Military Analyst Atlantic Council Director Center for Strategic & International Studies Senior Adviser (2000-) The Constitution Project Liberty and Security Initiative International Crisis Group Board Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age National Endowment for Democracy Board Member VoteVets Board of Advisors Shot: Battle Vietnam Converted to Catholicism Visited Burning Man Rhodes Scholarship Defense Distinguished Service Medal Army Distinguished Service Medal Purple Heart Bronze Star Silver Star Legion of Merit Presidential Medal of Freedom 2000 Knight of the British Empire French Legion of Honor White House Fellows (1975-76) Jewish Ancestry Paternal
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Manufacturing Dissent (11-Feb-2007)
Author of books: Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo and the Future of Combat (2001)
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