Frank G. Wisner: Difference between revisions

'''Frank George Wisner II''' (born July 2, 1938) is an American businessman and former diplomat who had served as acting [[United States Secretary of State]] for a few hours following the resignation of the previous acting [[United States Secretary of State]] [[Arnold Kanter]] at noon on January 20, 1993 until the confirmation by the [[United States Senate]] and swearing in of Warren Christopher as [[United States Secretary of State]] later that day.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/20/world/clinton-rounds-out-state-dept-team.html|title=Clinton Rounds Out State Dept. Team}}</ref> He is the son of CIA official [[Frank Wisner]] (1909–1965). On January 31, 2011, he was sent to Egypt by President [[Barack Obama]] to negotiate a resolution to the [[2011 Egyptian protests|popular protests]] against the regime that had swept the country.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/blog/2011/jan/31/egypt-protests-live-updates |title=Egypt protests – Monday 31 January |work=The Guardian |date=January 31, 2011 }}</ref> A White House spokesman said that Wisner had vast experience in the region as well as close relationships with many Egyptians in and out of government. The New York Times reports that he is a personal friend of former Egyptian president [[Hosni Mubarak]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/02/world/middleeast/02transition.html |title=Obama Urges Mubarak Not to Run Again |newspaper=New York Times |date=February 1, 2011 }}</ref>