Floyd I. Clarke (born January 7, 1942) is a former acting director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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(FBI) in the United States.
Biography
Clarke was born in
Phoenix, Arizona
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. He attended
George Washington University
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in
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, where he obtained a
Bachelor of Arts
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and later a law degree. He joined the FBI as a special agent in 1964, working in the
Birmingham
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,
Boston
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,
Philadelphia
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, and
Kansas City
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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
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, the forty-second
president of the United States
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, was inaugurated on January 20, 1993, and
resolved to replace then FBI director
William S. Sessions
William Steele Sessions (May 27, 1930June 12, 2020) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and Director of the Federal Bureau of Inv ...
. Sessions was dismissed on July 19 after refusing to resign, and
Louis Freeh
Louis Joseph Freeh (born January 6, 1950) is an American attorney and former judge who served as the fifth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from September 1993 to June 2001.
Graduated from Rutgers University and New York Universi ...
was nominated to the post at a
Rose Garden
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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
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Current investments include leading participants across a wide range of industries, from cosmetics and entertainme ...
, a private firm specializing in acquisitions, where he served as vice president for corporate compliance.
References
External links
FBI biography
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1942 births
Deputy Directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
George Washington University Law School alumni
Lawyers from Phoenix, Arizona
Living people
Politicians from Phoenix, Arizona