Education
U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
Graduated first in his class, 1966
Vietnam War Hero
1968-1973
Commanded 3 companies, including a mechanized infantry, in combat during the Vietnam War.
Clark served as a White House Fellow (1975 and 1976), special assistant to the director of the Office of Management and Budget, and instructor and later assistant professor of social science at the U.S. Military Academy.
Cold War Leadership
Commander, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado
February 1980-June 1982
Commander, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
April 1986-March 1988
Commander, National Training Center (NTC) Fort Irwin, California &
Commander, Battle Command Traing Program (BCTP).
October 1989-October 1992
Spent 5 years traiing leaders and soldiers
Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, the Joint Chiefs of Staff
April 1994 - June 1996
Served as the staff officer responsible for world-wide politico-military affairs and U.S. military strategic planning
Led the military negotiations for the Bosnian Peace Accords at Dayton
Commander in Chief of the U.S. Southern Command, Panama
June 1996 - July 1997
Commanded all U.S. forces and was responsible for the direction of most U.S. military activities and interests in Latin America and the Caribbean
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
July 1997 - May 2000
Served as overall commander of NATO's military forces in Europe, safeguarding an area extending from the northern tip of Norway to the Eastern border of Turkey and preserving the peace, security and territorial integrity of the NATO member nations
Served as overall commander of approximately 75,000 troops from 37 NATO and other nations participating in ongoing operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo, including the alliance's military response to the Kosovo crisis: Operation Allied Force
Commander in Chief of the United States European Command
July 1997 - May 2000
Commanded one of the nine Unified Combatant Commands in the Department of Defense
Assumed responsibility for all U.S. Army, Navy, Air Forces, Marine Corps and Special Forces activities in 89 countries and territories, including more than 109,000 American troops across 13 million square miles of Europe, Africa and the Middle East
Military Honors and Awards
Defense Distinguished Service Medal (five awards)
Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star
Legion of Merit (four awards)
Bronze Star Medal (two awards)
Purple Heart
Meritorious Service Medal (two awards)
Army Commendation Medal (two awards)
NATO Medal for Service with NATO Operations in Relation to Kosovo
NATO Medal for Service with NATO Operations in Relation to the Former Republic of Yugoslavia
Foreign Military Honors and Awards
Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (United Kingdom)
Commander of the Legion of Honor (France)
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy
Grand Cross of the Medal of Military Merit (Portugal)
The Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of Republic of Poland
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Grand Medal of Military Merit (White Band, Spain)
The Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defense First Class (Czech Republic)
Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Orange-Nassau, with Swords (Netherlands)
Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic
Commander's Cross, The Silver Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia
Madarski Konnik Medal (Bulgaria)
Commemorative Medal of the Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic First Class (Slovakia)
First Class Order of Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (Lithuania)
Order of the Cross of the Eagle (Estonia)
The Skandeberg Medal (Albania)
Order of Merit of Morocco
Order of Merit of Argentina
The Grade of Prince Butmir w/Ribbon and Star (Croatia)
The Meritorious Service Cross (Canada)
Additional education includes: National War College, Command and General Staff College, Armor Officer Advanced and Basic Courses, Ranger and Airborne School
