Roosevelt as the party's presidential candidate (though his name does not appear on the published roll of convention delegates). He served as a delegate to the 1932 Democratic National Convention that nominated Franklin D. Kanne, living in Chicago, became involved with ward politics in the 1920s as a prosecutor and served in local offices. Naval Reserve as an ensign during World War I, although he never participated in combat. Clark's father, Benjamin Jacob Kanne, graduated from the Chicago-Kent College of Law and served in the U.S. Early life and education Ĭlark's father's family was Jewish his paternal grandparents, Jacob Kanne and Ida Goldman, immigrated to the United States from Belarus/the Russian Empire, in response to the Pale of Settlement and anti-Jewish violence from Russian pogroms. Between July 2012 and November 2015, he was an honorary special advisor to Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta on economic and security matters.

Clark is engaged in business in North America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia. He has worked with over 100 private and public companies on energy, security, and financial services. Clark and Associates, and is chairman and CEO of Enverra, a licensed boutique investment bank.

Ĭlark has his own consulting firm, Wesley K. After Clinton dropped out of the presidential race, Clark endorsed the then-presumptive Democratic nominee, Barack Obama. Clark was considered a potential candidate for the Democratic nomination in 2008, but, on September 15, 2007, endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton. 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. 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. In 2003, Clark launched his candidacy for the 2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries. Clark served as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO from 1997 to 2000, commanding Operation Allied Force during the Kosovo War. Army, receiving many military decorations, several honorary knighthoods, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He later graduated from the Command and General Staff College with a master's degree in military science. 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. Wesley Kanne Clark KBE (born December 23, 1944) is a retired United States Army officer.

Think Fast or Die by Simon W. Clark