Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark has been endorsed by
55 former U.S. ambassadors and diplomats who have served in some
36 counties and posts.
"Serving as representatives of the United States has
allowed each of us to meet with world leaders and see what
terrific leadership looks like," said Cynthia Schneider,
Ambassador to theNetherlands and co-chair of Ambassadors for
Clark. "We know that the world is more interconnected than
ever before, and so the impact of good and bad leadership impacts
Americaand the world more than ever before. Wes Clark appreciates
that and ambassadors understand the interconnectedness of the
world and the critical need for a new leader to repair and
strengthen our global ties."
"I am thrilled by the endorsement of those that have
the respect of world leaders on every continent," Wesley
Clark said. "They understand the importance of rebuilding
America's alliances and restoring our country to a position of
leadership based on cooperation and respect."
- Morton Abramowitz, Ambassador to Turkey and Thailand,
Assistant Secretary of State
- Brady Anderson, Ambassador to Tanzania.
- Christopher Ashby, Ambassador to Uruguay.
- Jeff Bader, Ambassador to Namibia, Senior Director
National Security Agency
- Robert Barry, Administrator, Agency for International
Development; Head, OSCE
- J.D. Bindenagel, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues.
- Donald Blinken, Ambassador to Hungary
- Amy Bondurant, Ambassador to OECD
- Avis Bohlen, Ambassador to Bulgaria, Assistant Secretary
of State
- George Bruno, Ambassador to Belize
- Paul Cejas, Ambassador to Belgium
- Tim Chorba, Ambassador to Singapore
- Bonnie Cohen, Under Secretary of State
- Nancy Ely-Raphel, Ambassador to Slovenia
- Ralph Earle, Deputy Director of State, Chief U.S.
Negotiator, SALT II Treaty
- Thomas H. Fox, Assistant Administrator, U.S. Agency for
International Development
- Mary Mel French, Chief of Protocol
- Edward Gabriel, Ambassador to Morocco
- Richard Gardner, Ambassador to Italy & Spain
- Robert Gelbard, Ambassador to Indonesia & Bolivia,
Assistant Secretary of State
- Gordon Giffin, Ambassador to Canada
- Lincoln Gordon, Ambassador to Brazil, Assistant Secretary
of State
- Anthony Harrington, Ambassador to Brazil
- John Holum, Under Secretary of State
- William J. Hughes, Ambassador to Panama
- Swanee Hunt, Ambassador to Austria
- James Joseph, Ambassador to South Africa
- Rodney Minott, Ambassador to Sweden
- John McDonald, Ambassador to the United Nations
- Stan McLelland, Ambassador to Jamaica
- Gerald McGowan, Ambassador to Portugal
- Arthur Mudge, Mission Director for Agency for
International Development
- Lyndon Olson, Ambassador to Sweden
- Donald Petterson, Ambassador to the Sudan, Tanzania &
Somalia
- Kathryn Proffitt, Ambassador to Malta
- Edward Romero, Ambassador to Spain & Andorra
- James Rosapepe, Ambassador to Romania
- Nancy Rubin, United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- James Rubin, Assistant Secretary of State
- David Sandalow, Assistant Secretary of State
- Howard Schaffer, Ambassador to Bangladesh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State
- Teresita Schaffer, Ambassador to Sri Lanka & Maldives
- David Scheffer, Ambassador at Large for War Crimes
- Cynthia Schneider, Ambassador to the Netherlands.
- Derek Shearer, Ambassador to Finland
- Richard Schifter, Assistant Secretary of State
- Thomas Siebert, Ambassador to Sweden
- Richard Sklar, Ambassador to the United Nations
- Peter Tarnoff, Under Secretary of State
- Peter Tufo, Ambassador to Hungary
- Arturo Valenzuela, Senior Director, National Security
Council
- William Walker, Ambassador to El Salvador &
Argentina, Head, Kosovo VerificationMission
- Vernon Weaver, Ambassador to the European Union
- Phoebe L. Yang, Special Coordinator for China Rule of
Law, State Department
- Andrew Young, Ambassador to the United Nations
Clark at a huge rally in Arizona on Monday night
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