Clifton R. Wharton, Jr.
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Clifton Reginald Wharton, Jr. (born September 13, 1926) is an American economist and corporate executive appointed United States Deputy Secretary of State during the Clinton Administration. [1]
Born in Boston, his father Clifton Reginald Wharton, Sr. was a noted ambassador. After graduating from Boston Latin School, the younger Wharton entered Harvard College at 16. He earned a Master of Arts degree in international affairs from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, then graduated from University of Chicago with a master of arts and a Ph.D. in economics.
Wharton has worked extensively on the philanthropic interests of the Rockefellers, assisting Nelson A. Rockefeller on Latin American economic development. After receiving his doctorate, Wharton worked with John D. Rockefeller, III at the Agricultural Development Council.
In 1970, Wharton became the first African American president of Michigan State University.
In 1978, he became Chancellor (President) for the 64-campus State University of New York system.[2]
In 1982 he was named chairman of the Rockefeller Foundation. In 1987 he became CEO of TIAA-CREF and this made him first Black chairman and CEO of a major U.S. corporation.[3]
Wharton served as Deputy Secretary of State (the number two position in the Department) from January 27 to November 8, 1993 under President Bill Clinton.
Wharton is co-chairman of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics.
[edit] References
- ^ Sciolino, Elaine (December 28, 1993). Clinton's Specialist on Russia To Fill No. 2 State Dept. Post. New York Times
- ^ The State University of New York (1985), Sixty-four campuses: the State University of New York to 1985 (1 ed.), Albany, New York: Office of University Affairs and Development, OCLC 12556911
- ^ AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
[edit] External links
- Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. profile via HistoryMakers
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| Preceded by Walter Adams |
President of Michigan State University 1970 - 1978 |
Succeeded by Edgar L. Harden |
| Preceded by Ernest L. Boyer |
Chancellor of the State University of New York 1978 – January 31, 1987 |
Succeeded by Jerome B. Komisar (Acting) |
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| Preceded by Lawrence S. Eagleburger |
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State 1993 |
Succeeded by Strobe Talbott |
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