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}}'''Floyd I. Clarke'''<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=8h406aDUeL4C&pg=PA115</ref> worked as acting [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]] under [[Bill Clinton]].
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==Biography==
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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]]{{clarify|date=May 2019|reason=which Birmingham?}}, [[Boston]], [[Philadelphia]], and [[Kansas City, Missouri|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.
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[[Bill Clinton]], the forty-second [[president of the United States]], was inaugurated on January 20, 1993, and  resolved to replace then FBI director [[William S. Sessions]]. Sessions was dismissed on July 19 after refusing to resign, and [[Louis Freeh]] was nominated to the post at a [[White House Rose Garden|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.
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Clarke then retired from the FBI.  He joined [[MacAndrews & Forbes]], a private firm specializing in acquisitions, where he served as vice president for corporate compliance.<ref name=BusinessWire112811>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_May_12/ai_101575417/</ref><ref>https://www.macandrewsandforbes.com/management/</ref>
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He worked as acting [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]] under [[Bill Clinton]].
 
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Revision as of 12:35, 25 June 2022

Person.png Floyd Clarke   C-SPANRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
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Clarke-lg.jpg
BornJanuary 7, 1942
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Alma materGeorge Washington University
Briefly acting FBI Director under Bill Clinton.

Employment.png Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

In office
July 19, 1993 - September 1, 1993
Preceded byWilliam Sessions

Floyd I. Clarke[1] worked as acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Bill Clinton.

Biography

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[clarification needed], 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 S. 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 served as vice president for corporate compliance.[2][3]


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