[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[April 27, 1992]
[Page 649]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of William Clark, Jr., To Be an Assistant Secretary of State

April 27, 1992
    The President today announced his intention to nominate William 
Clark, Jr., of the District of Columbia, a member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, class of Career Minister, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He would succeed Richard H. Solomon.
    Since 1989, Ambassador Clark has served as United States Ambassador 
to India. Prior to this, he served as Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of State for Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department 
of State, 1987-89; and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East 
Asian and Pacific Affairs, 1986-87. In addition, Ambassador Clark served 
as Charge d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, 1986, and as 
Deputy Chief of Mission, 1985-86.
    Ambassador Clark graduated from San Jose State College (B.A., 1954). 
He was born October 12, 1930, in Oakland, CA. Ambassador Clark served in 
the U.S. Navy, 1949-53. He is married, has one child, and resides in 
Washington, DC.