Floyd I. Clarke
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Floyd I. Clarke was a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) in the United States.
Clarke was born in Phoenix, Arizona
. He attended George Washington University
in Washington, D.C.
, where he obtained a bachelor of arts
and later a law degree. He joined the FBI as a Special Agent in 1964, working in the Birmingham
, Boston
, Philadelphia, and Kansas City
Divisions as well as at FBI Headquarters. He progressed from Special Agent to Supervisor, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Special Agent in Charge, Assistant Director, Executive Assistant Director, Deputy Director, and finally Acting Director.
Bill Clinton
, the forty-second President of the United States
, was inaugurated on January 20, 1993 and
resolved to replace then FBI director William Sessions
. Sessions was dismissed on July 19 after refusing to resign and Louis Freeh
was nominated to the post at a Rose Garden
ceremony the following day. Clarke was named acting director, and served from the 19th until September 1, 1993 when Freeh was sworn in.
Clarke then retired from the FBI. He joined MacAndrews & Forbes, a private firm specializing in acquisitions, where he is currently Vice President for Corporate Compliance.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
(FBI) in the United States.
Clarke was born in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. He attended George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, where he obtained a bachelor of arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
and later a law degree. He joined the FBI as a Special Agent in 1964, working in the Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, Boston
Boston
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, Philadelphia, and Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
Divisions as well as at FBI Headquarters. He progressed from Special Agent to Supervisor, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Special Agent in Charge, Assistant Director, Executive Assistant Director, Deputy Director, and finally Acting Director.
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
, the forty-second President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
, was inaugurated on January 20, 1993 and
resolved to replace then FBI director William Sessions
William Sessions
William Sessions may refer to:*William K. Sessions III, U.S. District Court Judge*William S. Sessions, former director of the FBI...
. Sessions was dismissed on July 19 after refusing to resign and Louis Freeh
Louis Freeh
Louis Joseph Freeh was the 5th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, serving from September 1993 to June 2001....
was nominated to the post at a Rose Garden
White House Rose Garden
The White House Rose Garden is a garden bordering the Oval Office and the West Wing of the White House. The garden is approximately 125 feet long and 60 feet wide...
ceremony the following day. Clarke was named acting director, and served from the 19th until September 1, 1993 when Freeh was sworn in.
Clarke then retired from the FBI. He joined MacAndrews & Forbes, a private firm specializing in acquisitions, where he is currently Vice President for Corporate Compliance.