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MAJOR GENERAL RICHARD M. CLARK
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Maj. Gen. Richard M. Clark is the Senior U.S. Defense Official; Chief, Office of Military Cooperation; and Defense Attaché, Cairo, U.S. Central Command, Cairo, Egypt. He is the principle military official at the American Embassy in Cairo and the Department of Defense representative to the U.S. embassy country team and host nation. As Chief, Office of Military Cooperation, Egypt, he oversees a budget of $1.3 billion and two divisions responsible for all aspects of the security assistance mission in Egypt. The office provides advice and assistance to Egypt on a wide range of military procurement and training issues, serves as a liaison between the Egyptian Ministry of Defense and U.S. Central Command, and provides administrative and logistical support to more than 2,100 military and civilian personnel and their families stationed in Egypt.
General Clark was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and grew up in Oakland, Calif., and Richmond, Va. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1986. His commands include the 34th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., and 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph AFB, Texas. He has also served as Director, Joint Interagency Task Force-Iraq, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Baghdad, and the Vice Commander, 8th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Barksdale AFB, La. Prior to his current assignment, he served as Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
General Clark is a command pilot with 4,200 flight hours, primarily in the B-1 bomber.
EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Science degree in management, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1991 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1994 Master of Arts degree in human resource development, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
1996 USAF Weapons School, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
1998 Master of Strategic Studies degree, Naval Command and Staff College, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
1999 Master of Airpower Studies degree, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 Master of National Security Studies degree, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1986 - February 1987, junior varsity football coach and candidate counselor, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2. February 1987 - February 1988, student, undergraduate pilot training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
3. February 1988 - November 1991, EC-135 pilot, 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Offutt AFB, Neb.
4. November 1991 - November 1994, B-1 pilot, 28th Bomb Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
5. November 1994 - July 1997, B-1 instructor pilot, B-1 Flight Training Unit, 28th Bomb Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas
6. July 1997 - June 1998, student, Naval Command and Staff College, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
7. June 1998 - June 1999, student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. June 1999 - August 2000, action officer, Air Force Office of Legislative Liaison, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
9. August 2000 - August 2001, Fellow, President's Commission on White House Fellowships, Washington, D.C.
10. August 2001 - May 2002, assistant Director of Operations, 77th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
11. May 2002 - May 2004, Commander, 34th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
12. May 2004 - June 2005, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
13. June 2005 - January 2006, Vice Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph AFB, Texas
14. January 2006 - June 2009, Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph AFB, Texas
15. April 2008 - April 2009, Director, Joint Interagency Task Force - Iraq, Multi-National Force - Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
16. May 2009 - July 2010, Vice Commander, 8th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Barksdale AFB, La.
17. July 2010 - August 2012, Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
18. August 2012- present, Senior U.S. Defense Official; Chief, Office of Military Cooperation; and Defense Attaché, Cairo, U.S. Central Command, Cairo, Egypt.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
April 2008 - April 2009, Director, Joint Interagency Task Force - Iraq, Multi-National Force - Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: 4,000
Aircraft flown: B-1, EC-135, KC-135, T-1, T-38 and T-6
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Combat Action Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 28, 1986
First Lieutenant May 28, 1988
Captain May 28, 1990
Major Sept. 1, 1997
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2000
Colonel Aug. 1, 2004
Brigadier General Nov. 18, 2009
Major General Frocked
(Current as of January 2013)
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