Mack McLarty | |
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| Counselor to the President | |
| In office July 17, 1994 – June 30, 1998 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | David Gergen |
| Succeeded by | Paul Begala |
| 17th White House Chief of Staff | |
| In office January 20, 1993 – July 17, 1994 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | James Baker |
| Succeeded by | Leon Panetta |
| Chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas | |
| In office 1974–1976 | |
| Succeeded by | Herby Branscum Jr. |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 34th district | |
| In office 1971–1973 | |
| Preceded by | Talbot Feild Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John Hoffman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Franklin McLarty III June 14, 1946 Hope, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Arkansas (BA) |
Thomas Franklin "Mack" McLarty, III (born June 14, 1946) is an American business and political leader who served as President Bill Clinton's first White House Chief of Staff from 1993 to June 1994, and subsequently as counselor to the president and special envoy for the Americas, before leaving government service in June 1998.
Previously, he was chairman and CEO of Arkla, Inc. (1983–1992), a natural gas company. During that time, he was appointed by President George H.W. Bush to the National Petroleum Council and the National Council on Environmental Quality, and served on the St. Louis Federal Reserve Board.[1]
He is currently the chairman of McLarty Associates, an international strategic advisory firm headquartered in Washington, DC, and chairman of the McLarty Companies, based in Little Rock, Arkansas.[2]
- ^ "UA Business Hall of Fame 2014: Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty". Arkansas Business. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ "Thomas F. McLarty, III - McLarty Associates". McLarty Associates. Retrieved November 10, 2017.