General Wesley K. Clark, USA (Ret.)

During General Wesley Clark's 34 years of service in the United States Army, he held numerous staff and command positions, rising to the rank of four-star general and NATO Supreme Allied Commander. From 1997 through May of 2000, General Clark was NATO Supreme Allied Commander and Commander in Chief of the United States European Command. In this position, General Clark led Operation Allied Force, NATO's first major combat action in Kosovo. Clark also is an author and was a military analyst for CNN. Born in Chicago on December 23, 1944, General Clark grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas. He graduated from West Point in 1966 at the top of his class. He also earned a Master's Degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. Wes Clark and his wife Gert have been married for 36 years. They live in Little Rock, Arkansas, and they have one son.