Vincent Walker Foster Jr. was an American attorney who served as deputy White House counsel during the first six months of the Clinton administration.
The Whitewater controversy,Whitewater scandal,Whitewatergate,or simply Whitewater,was an American political controversy during the 1990s. It began with an investigation into the real estate investments of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates,Jim and Susan McDougal,in the Whitewater Development Corporation. This failed business venture was incorporated in 1979 with the purpose of developing vacation properties on land along the White River near Flippin,Arkansas.
Kissinger Associates,Inc. is a New York City–based international geopolitical consulting firm,founded and run by Henry Kissinger from 1982 until his death in 2023. The firm assists its clients in identifying strategic partners and investment opportunities and advising them on government relations.
David Rockefeller was an American economist and investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the third generation of the Rockefeller family,and family patriarch from 2004 until his death in 2017. Rockefeller was the fifth son and youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller,and a grandson of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Spelman Rockefeller.
Richard W. Fisher is the former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas,having served in that post from April 2005 to 2015. He is a Senior Advisor to Barclays Plc,a British bank holding company,a Director of PepsiCo,and a Senior Contributing Editor for CNBC. From 2011 to 2017,he served on the Harvard Board of Overseers.
James E. Press is the former deputy CEO of Chrysler Group LLC,having served in that capacity from June to December 2009. Previously,he served as president of sales and marketing operations of Chrysler LLC from September 2007 to June 2009. He also served as senior advisor to Chrysler Financial Company. During this assignment,he assisted Sergio Marchionne in the transition to Fiat. Press was heavily involved in maintaining company operations and product development during the bankruptcy period. Press was also senior advisor to the Renault–Nissan Alliance,working closely with the CEO,Carlos Ghosn. Presently he is senior advisor to Hyundai Motor North America,AMCI Doppler in Torrance,California and Work Truck Solutions in Chico California.
Membership in the Council on Foreign Relations comes in two types:Individual and Corporate. Individual memberships are further subdivided into two types:Life Membership and Term Membership,the latter of which is for a single period of five years and is available to those between the ages of 30 and 36 at the time of their application. Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents who have applied for U.S. citizenship are eligible. A candidate for life membership must be nominated in writing by one Council member and seconded by a minimum of three others.
The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) is an American trade organization representing nearly 16,500 franchised new car and truck dealerships,both domestic and foreign. Established in 1917,the organization is based in Tysons Corner,Virginia. As the automotive retail industry's primary trade association,NADA monitors federal legislation and regulation affecting dealerships and publishes forecasts and reports about industry trends. American Truck Dealers,established in 1970,is a division of NADA representing nearly 1,800 heavy- and medium-duty truck dealerships throughout the United States.
Carl Spielvogel was an American marketing executive and diplomat.
The Sam M. Walton College of Business is the business school at the University of Arkansas,a public research university in Fayetteville,Arkansas. Created in 1926,the college is the second-largest college at the University of Arkansas,serving over 9,000 students. Walton College offers undergraduate,master's,and doctoral programs and is known nationally for its strong programs in retail,entrepreneurship,information systems,and supply chain management. U.S. News &World Report consistently ranks Walton College among the top business schools in the country. The college has a close relationship with Walmart Stores,Inc.,based in nearby Bentonville,Arkansas,and related vendor community.
Lynn Forester,Lady de Rothschild is an American-British businesswoman who is the chair of E.L. Rothschild,a holding company she owns.
Kendall Day Garff was an American businessman who owned several automobile dealerships along the Wasatch Front in Utah.
Francisco J. "Frank" Sánchez is an American lawyer and business advisor,former Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the Department of Commerce in the Obama administration.
Richard R. Burt is an American businessman and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Germany and was a chief negotiator of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. Prior to his diplomatic career,Burt worked as director of a non-governmental organization and from 1977 to 1980 was a national security correspondent for The New York Times.
The 1996 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 5,1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator David Pryor decided to retire. Republican Tim Hutchinson won the open seat,becoming the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate seat in Arkansas since Reconstruction in 1872 and the first to ever be popularly elected in the state. He was the first to win this seat since 1870. Hutchinson lost re-election in 2002 to David Pryor's son Mark Pryor.
Nelson Cunningham is an American attorney and a Democratic political advisor who served in the presidential administrations of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
The RLJ Companies is an American asset management firm owned by entrepreneur Robert Louis Johnson. After selling Black Entertainment Television in 2001,Johnson's first company,he created RLJ Companies in Bethesda,Maryland. The company's network includes hotel real estate investment,private equity,financial services,asset management,insurance services,car dealerships,sports and entertainment,and video lottery terminal (VLT) gaming. The company is headquartered in Bethesda and has additional offices in Charlotte,North Carolina;Little Rock,Arkansas;Los Angeles,California;San Juan,Puerto Rico,and Monrovia,Liberia.
William H. Kennedy III is an American lawyer from Arkansas,who served as Associate White House Counsel during the Clinton administration.
The Foreign Affairs Policy Board is an advisory board that provides independent advice and opinion to the secretary of state,the deputy secretary of state,and the director of policy planning on matters concerning U.S. foreign policy. The board reviews and assesses global threats and opportunities,trends that implicate core national security interests,tools and capacities of the civilian foreign affairs agencies,and priorities and strategic frameworks for U.S. foreign policy. The board meets in a plenary session several times a year at the U.S. Department of State in the Harry S. Truman Building.
Carol Rasco is an American political aide and advocate for disability rights,literacy,and children who served as Director of the Domestic Policy Council under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1996. She has been described as a trusted aide to the former president and governor and,during his absence due to his presidential campaign,was credited with running Arkansas' daily business. She cites her life experiences as the mother of a child with a disability as motivation for her political advocacy and influence and has most recently worked most with literacy projects.
