GenealogyWesley Clark endorses Alan Khazei
FORMER N.A.T.O. SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER AND FOUR-STAR GENERAL WESLEY CLARK ENDORSES ALAN KHAZEI FOR U.S. SENATE
BOSTON- Former N.A.T.O. Supreme Allied Commander and Four-Star General Wesley Clark endorses Alan Khazei in the Massachusetts Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
General Wesley Clark released the following statement in an email to the Khazei campaign:
“I am proud today to announce my enthusiastic and strong support for Alan Khazei for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts. At this critical time, we need more patriots and public servants like Alan Khazei representing the people’s interests in Washington.
I’ve known Alan since 2003 when I visited City Year, the national urban Peace Corps Alan founded in Boston. What I discovered was a deeply patriotic individual of true personal integrity. Alan Khazei loves our country and has devoted his entire adult life to serving and empowering people to better our communities and bring much needed change. And in City Year, I witnessed the closest thing I have seen to the military in civilian service. I was so inspired by Alan Khazei and his program that I signed on to work with Alan and President Clinton to bring City Year to Little Rock, Arkansas.
When it comes to foreign affairs, Alan Khazei is one candidate who won’t need on the job training. Alan has met with leaders in over thirty countries, has a curious mind, a multi-cultural perspective, is a student of history and understands the complexities of national security in the 21st Century. He has taken the time to study the situation in Afghanistan. Rather than make the easy appeal of simply bringing our troops home, Alan has done the hard work of detailing how to do so while insuring Afghanistan does not once again become a haven for terrorists. And, at the same time, Alan presents a comprehensive strategy for defeating the terrorists globally. Alan, more than anyone else running for Senate in Massachusetts, presented a detailed approach and compelling, new ideas for accomplishing our goals.
Alan has a track record of bringing change to our country and to Washington by working effectively with members of Congress and by leading the service movement to pass three major pieces of national legislation that helped build AmeriCorps, our domestic peace corps, including the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. Alan rolls up his sleeves; he innovates; he takes action; he sticks to it; he inspires people to join the cause, and he consistently delivers. And Alan understands that the key to change is empowering the rest of us to take action and pressure Washington to heed our collective voices.
His campaign of Big Citizenship – calling on all of us to get involved in our politics and democracy -- is precisely what is needed in this moment of great challenge. And Alan has refused to take special interest PAC and lobbyist money so that he is only beholden to us and our people’s common interests.
Alan Khazei is a unique and worthy successor to Ted Kennedy. I strongly encourage my fellow patriots and concerned citizens in Massachusetts to support the best our country has to offer and vote for Alan Khazei on December 8th.”
“I’m honored to have the support of my good friend General Wesley Clark. General Clark is an outstanding patriot and has an extraordinary record of service to our nation at the highest level. As NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, General Clark successfully prosecuted Operation Allied Force which saved 1.5 million Albanians from ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, and he was responsible for the peacekeeping operation in Bosnia,” Khazei said.
“General Clark has an unparalleled understanding of our national security and foreign policy challenges in the 21st Century. I’m deeply grateful to have General Wesley Clark as an advisor and strong supporter. As the potential next senator from Massachusetts, I look forward to drawing on his expertise and counsel on a regular basis,” Khazei added.
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Alan Khazei, founder of Be The Change, Inc. and co-founder of City Year, which inspired the creation of President Clinton’s national and community service program AmeriCorps, is a nonprofit leader and lifelong public servant. In 2006, US News and World Report named Alan one of America’s 25 Best Leaders, and the Boston Globe Magazine identified him as one of 11 Bostonians Changing the World.