title: William Davis Clarke
text: # William Davis Clarke
  
  William D. Clarke, Sr. (born 1941) is an American diplomat. Clarke served as the United States Ambassador to Eritrea from 1998 to 2001. He previously served over 30 years as a diplomat and member of the Diplomatic Security Service, including becoming the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Countermeasures and Information Security before his ambassadorship.
  
  On October 3, 2022, the State Department announced a fellowship enabling a pipeline to become Diplomatic Security Service Special Agent named in Clarke's honor.
  
  