Frank G. Wisner

Frank G. Wisner
Acting United States Secretary of State
In office
January 20, 1993
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byArnold Kanter
(acting)
Succeeded byWarren Christopher
United States Ambassador to India
In office
June 9, 1994 – July 12, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byThomas R. Pickering
Succeeded byRichard F. Celeste
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
In office
1993–1994
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byPaul Wolfowitz
Succeeded byWalter B. Slocombe
Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs
In office
1992–1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byReginald Bartholomew
Succeeded byLynn Etheridge Davis
United States Ambassador to the Philippines
In office
August 16, 1991 – June 10, 1992
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byNicholas Platt
Succeeded byRichard H. Solomon
United States Ambassador to Egypt
In office
August 18, 1986 – June 6, 1991
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byNicholas A. Veliotes
Succeeded byRobert Pelletreau
United States Ambassador to Zambia
In office
August 2, 1979 – April 19, 1982
PresidentJimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Preceded byStephen Low
Succeeded byNicholas Platt
Personal details
Born
Frank George Wisner II

(1938-07-02) July 2, 1938 (age 85)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Spouses
  • Genevieve Jeanne Marie du Fresne de Virel[1]
    (m. 1969; died 1974)
  • Countess Christine de Ganay[2]
    (m. 1976; div. 2013)
  • Judy C. Cormier
    (m. 2015)
Children4[2]
Alma materBachelor of Arts, Princeton University (1961)[2]

Frank George Wisner II (born July 2, 1938) is an American businessman and former diplomat who had served as acting United States Secretary of State for a few hours following the resignation of the previous acting United States Secretary of State Arnold Kanter at noon on January 20, 1993 until the confirmation by the United States Senate and swearing in of Warren Christopher as United States Secretary of State later that day.[3] He is the son of CIA official Frank Wisner (1909–1965). On January 31, 2011, he was sent to Egypt by President Barack Obama to negotiate a resolution to the popular protests against the regime that had swept the country.[4] A White House spokesman said that Wisner had vast experience in the region as well as close relationships with many Egyptians in and out of government. The New York Times reported that he was a personal friend of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.[5]

He works as an international-affairs advisor at the firm of Squire Patton Boggs in Washington, DC.[6]

  1. ^ "The extended family of Nicolas Sarkozy (de Nagy-Bocsa)". xing.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference wharton-bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Friedman, Thomas L. (January 20, 1993). "Clinton Rounds Out State Dept. Team". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Egypt protests – Monday 31 January". The Guardian. January 31, 2011.
  5. ^ "Obama Urges Mubarak Not to Run Again". New York Times. February 1, 2011.
  6. ^ "Frank G. Wisner". Squire Patton Boggs. Retrieved March 2, 2016.

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