Floyd I. Clarke

Floyd I. Clarke
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting
In office July 19, 1993 – September 1, 1993
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	William S. Sessions
Succeeded by	Louis Freeh
Personal details
Born	(1942-01-07) January 7, 1942 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Alma mater	George Washington University (BA, JD)

Floyd I. Clarke (born January 7, 1942)^[1] is a former acting director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States.

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, 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.^[2]

References

External links

• FBI biography

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Methods and activities	Abscam Bridgman Convention COINTELPRO FBI method of profiling Rod Blagojevich corruption charges FBI Files on Elvis Presley FBI Miami shootout FBI Silvermaster File FBI Special Advisor Program FBI Victims Identification Project Guardian High-Value Interrogation Group Lindbergh kidnapping Ruby Ridge Special Intelligence Service U.S. v. Scheinberg et al. (10 Cr. 336) Waco siege
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