Mack McLarty

Mack McLarty
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 (1946-06-14) June 14, 1946 (age 77) 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]