Warren Clark (November 7, 1936, Bronxville, New York ? July 24, 2018) was a career diplomat who served as an Ambassador of the United States to Sao Tome and Principe as well as Gabon (1987?1989). ^[1] When he returned stateside, he was first deputy to the assistant secretary of state for Africa. It has been said “ Clark played a key role in shaping the George H. W. Bush administration’s efforts to nudge the apartheid regime in South Africa to peacefully relinquish power.“ ^[2]

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Clark's parents were Warren Clark Sr. and Mary Dillon Clark, Clark graduated from the Hotchkiss School , Williams College , the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies , Georgetown University and the John F. Kennedy School of Government . In 2005, Clark received a master's in theological studies from the Virginia Theological Seminary . ^[2]

He retired from the Foreign Service in 1996, was executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace for eight years, as well as “ as a consultant on privatization and liberalization of telecommunications in eastern Europe.“ ^[2]

A resident of Mason's Island , Mystic, Connecticut and Cleveland Park , Washington, DC , Clark died of cancer. ^[2]

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