Mack McLarty

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Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty III

20th White House Chief of Staff
In office 1993 – January, 1994
Under President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	James Baker
Succeeded by	Leon Panetta

Born	June 14, 1946 (age 60) Hope, Arkansas
Political party	Democratic

Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty III (born June 14, 1946) is a prominent Arkansas business and political leader and former White House Chief of Staff for US President Bill Clinton. He is the President of Kissinger McLarty Associates (his Washington-based consulting company with Henry Kissinger), as well as Chief Executive Officer of the McLarty Companies.

1 Early Life
2 White House Years
3 McLarty Companies
4 Affiliations
5 Further reading
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Early Life

McLarty was born in Hope, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1969. He is a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was elected to the State Legislature at the age of 23 and served as chairman of the state Democratic Party from 1974-1976." [1]

In 1976, he became the youngest member ever elected to the Board of Directors of the Arkla Gas/Arkla, Inc., a Fortune 500 natural gas company. In 1983 he became Arkla's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. During his tenure, the company was recognized by Forbes, The Wall Street Transcript, and The Financial Times for management excellence, in addition to his automotive endeavors. ^[1]

He has a distinguished record of business leadership and public service, including various roles advising three Presidents: Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. McLarty worked with President Carter as a member of the Democratic National Committee and was appointed to the National Petroleum Council and the Council on Environmental Quality.

[edit] White House Years

He served as White House Chief of Staff in the first Clinton Administration to President Bill Clinton from 1993 until 1994. He is a lifelong friend of Clinton's, both having been in the same kindergarten class together. He was also a counselor to the President after leaving the Chief of Staff position and was a Special Envoy for the Americas. He also served for five years in on the National Economic Council." ^[1]

Serving as Clinton's "special envoy to the Americas," in which capacity he was a key mover and shaker in the creation of NAFTA and the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), which originated from the Council of the Americas, established by David Rockefeller in 1965. He was a top official at the 1994 Miami Summit of the Americas, which laid the groundwork for this Trade bloc; as well as serving as a key liaison to Clinton for Rockefeller's Council in the implementation of this trade agreement.^[2]

[edit] McLarty Companies

"The McLarty Companies is comprised of 11 automotive dealerships located in five states that generate in excess of $600 million. Mr. McLarty began his career building the company his grandfather founded, McLarty Leasing Systems, into one of the nation's largest transportation companies." Upon leaving the White House in July 1998, Mr. McLarty returned to the McLarty Companies as its Chairman. ^[1]

[edit] Affiliations

Commercial

Director, Acxiom Corporation
Director, Union Pacific Railroad [2]
Advisory Board, Leeds Equity Partners [3]
Advisory Board, Cato Institute/Inter-American Dialogue [4]
Advisory Board, Diligence Inc. (Intelligence and Risk Management Consulting) [5]
Senior Advisor, Carlyle Group (From 2003)

Non-Profit

Trustee, Center for the Study of the Presidency
International Council of Trustees, Religions for Peace
Advisory Board, New Democrat Network
Member, U.S.-Mexico Binational Council [6]
Member, Council on Foreign Relations (2001)

[edit] Further reading

Clinton, Bill. My Life. New York: Vintage, 2005. ISBN 1-4000-3003-X

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c The Team - Dealer Management. Asbury Automotive Group.
^ Rockefeller, David. Memoirs. New York: Random House, 2002 (p.437).

[edit] External links

Clinton Presidency / White Water Affair.
Hillary Rodham Clinton / Travelgate.
Stop the FTAA A website of the John Birch Society, this details the figures and process behind the founding and ongoing support of the FTAA, including McLarty's involvement.
"David Corn's report in The Nation (1/25/93) that Clinton chief of staff Thomas McLarty was under investigation by the Resolution Trust Company, the government entity tracing where the missing S&L funds went. McLarty was connected to a failed thrift that made $300 million in questionable loans, including $5.6 million to Bentsen's son that was never paid back."
Thomas F. McLarty III, Put Mexico Relations Back on Front Burner,Los Angeles Times, December 2, 2001.
Bill Richardson and Thomas F. McLarty, OPEC's clout isn't what it used to be, San Jose Mercury News, November 4, 2001.

Preceded by James Baker	White House Chief of Staff 1993–1994	Succeeded by Leon Panetta

White House Chiefs of Staff
Steelman • Adams • Persons • Haldeman • Haig • Rumsfeld • Cheney • Jordan • Watson • J Baker • Regan • H Baker • Duberstein • Sununu • Skinner • J Baker • McLarty • Panetta • Bowles • Podesta • Card • Bolten