Background
Randt, Clark Thorp was born on November 24, 1945 in Cleveland. Son of Clark Thorp and Mary-Louise (Mitchell) Randt.
Randt, Clark Thorp was born on November 24, 1945 in Cleveland. Son of Clark Thorp and Mary-Louise (Mitchell) Randt.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1975). First Secretary and Commercial Attache, United States.
Embassy, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, 1982-1984. Spoken languages: Mandarin Chinese.
Associate Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York City, Hong Kong and Tokyo, 1975-1982. Lst secretary, commercial attache American Embassy, Beijing, 1982-1984. Partner Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco and Hong Kong, 1985-1987, Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, Hong Kong, 1987—1991, Shearman & Sterling, Hong Kong, 1991—2001.
United States ambassador to China United States Department State, Beijing, 2001—2009. Legal advisory National Council United States-China Trade, 1974. Board directors, Valmont Industries, Inc., since 2009.
With United States Air Force, l968-72. Member of Council Foreign Relations.
Married Sarah Talcott, November 3, 1979. Children: Clark Thorp III, Paull Mitchell, Clare Talcott.