Clark G. Fiester | |
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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) | |
In office May 1994 – April 17, 1995 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Darleen A. Druyun (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Darleen A. Druyun (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Clark George Fiester |
Education |
Pennsylvania State University (
B.Sc.) Stanford University ( M.Sc.) |
Clark George Fiester (1934–1995) was an American businessman who served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) from 1993 until his death in a plane crash in 1995.
Clark G. Fiester was born on January 25, 1934. [1] He was educated at Pennsylvania State University ( B.S.) and Stanford University ( M.S.). [2] He later attended a six-week Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. [2] He served in the United States Air Force and became a captain.
In 1957, Fiester joined GTE Government Systems Corp. (which would be acquired by General Dynamics in 1999), a company that designed and developed information security, electro-optics, and automated airport weather stations. [2] Fiester was associated with GTE Government Systems Corp. for his entire career, eventually becoming a group vice president and general manager. [2]
On November 1, 1993, President of the United States Bill Clinton nominated Fiester to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition), and he subsequently held office until his death. [2] Fiester had been a long-time friend of United States Secretary of Defense William Perry, the two having met as undergraduates at Penn State. [3]
Fiester died in a plane crash near Alexander City, Alabama on April 17, 1995. [3] He had been flying on an Air Force Learjet 35 from Andrews Air Force Base to Randolph Air Force Base when the crash occurred. [3] Also killed in the crash were Colonel Jack Clark II, Fiester's military deputy; Major General Glenn A. Profitt II; and five other members of the Air Force. [3] President Clinton granted a presidential waiver to allow Fiester to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. [3]