Mack McLarty
 Mack McLarty    | |
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| Born | June 14, 1946 |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas |
| Founder of | McLarty Associates |
| Member of | Council on Foreign Relations/Members 2, Kissinger Associates, McLarty Associates, Trilateral Commission |
| Interest of | Ron Miller |
Associate of Bill Clinton and Henry Kissinger | |
Thomas “Mack” McLarty is former chief of staff for President Bill Clinton and also Clinton’s Special Envoy to Latin America. Since the end of the Clinton administration, McLarty has managed the most powerful strategic consulting firm in Washington, McLarty Associates for a period had Henry Kissinger as a partner.
Overview
McLarty was born in Hope, Arkansas (pop. 10.000), the same town as Bill Clinton. McLarty is a lifelong friend and associate of Clinton.
McLarty attended the University of Arkansas. After graduating with a degree in business administration, he joined his father in the family business, an automotive dealership.
At the age of 23, McLarty ran successfully for the Arkansas House of Representatives, serving one term (1971–73). He then concentrated his efforts on growing the McLarty family's truck leasing business.
McLarty had a fast advancement in politics and business. He was a member of the Democratic National Committee (1974–76) and the Chairman of the State Democratic Party. He acted as treasurer in the successful campaigns of Governor David Pryor and President Bill Clinton.
McLarty was Named the youngest board member of the Fortune 500 natural gas company Arkla, Inc., becoming its Chief Executive Officer in 1983.
McLarty worked with President Jimmy Carter as a member of the Democratic National Committee and was appointed to the National Petroleum Council and the Council on Environmental Quality.
White House years
Following Bill Clinton's 1992 election victory, McLarty helped lead the transition team, and then entered public service as a member of the Clinton administration, serving as the president's first White House Chief of Staff from 1993 to June 1994.
In the first year of the Clinton presidency, McLarty was central in the implementation of the NAFTA trade agreement. He and his team also helped to put in place President Clinton's deficit reduction plan; set up the first National Economic Council; passed the Family and Medical Leave law.and facilitated the passage and signing of the Brady Bill.[1]
McLarty went on to serve as counselor to the president, serving more than five years in the President's Cabinet and on the National Economic Council. He also organized the 1994 Summit of the Americas in Miami, which ultimately led to his December 1996 appointment as Special Envoy for the Americas.
McLarty Associates
McLarty left the Clinton administration in June 1998, and founded an international strategic advisory firm, in partnership with fellow White House alumnus Nelson Cunningham, and later Henry Kissinger.
McLarty Associates, based in Washington D.C., is a global team of almost a 100 former ambassadors and senior foreign policy experts, journalists, and business leaders, with expertise in all the world's major markets.
Having been founded with Henry Kissinger as a partner, Kissinger left as a principal from McLarty Associates on February 21, 2008, but remained with firm on the board of counsellors.
