Editing Joe Clark (section)

==Post-politics, 2004–present==
Clark continues to apply his experience in foreign affairs. Clark served as Public Policy Scholar at the [[Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars]]. He served as Distinguished Statesman in Residence, School of International Service, and Senior Fellow, Center for North American Studies, both at the [[American University]], Washington, D.C.  In addition to teaching classes at the American University in Washington, Clark has written several op-ed pieces for several of Canada's national newspapers since his retirement. In October 2006, Clark took a position at [[McGill University]] as a professor of Practice for Public-Private Sector Partnerships at the McGill Institute for the Study of International Development. He serves with the [[Jimmy Carter Center]], routinely travelling overseas as part of the centre's international observing activities.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}
[[File:RightHonourableJoeClark.jpg|thumb|Clark speaking with Progressive Conservative Senator [[Elaine McCoy]] (Alberta)]]
Joe Clark is vice-chairman and a Member of the [[Global Leadership Foundation]], an organization that works to support democratic leadership, prevent and resolve conflict through mediation and promote good governance in the form of democratic institutions, open markets, human rights and the rule of law. It does so by making available, discreetly and in confidence, the experience of former leaders to today's national leaders.  It is a not-for-profit organization composed of former heads of government, senior governmental and international organization officials who work closely with heads of government on governance-related issues of concern to them. He is also a member of Washington D.C. based think tank the [[Inter-American Dialogue]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedialogue.org/experts/?iad_experttype=75|title=Inter-American Dialogue {{!}} Experts|website=www.thedialogue.org|access-date=11 April 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202110127/https://www.thedialogue.org/experts/?iad_experttype=75|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Clark sat on the International Advisory Board of Governors of the [[Centre for International Governance Innovation]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cigionline.org/person/joe-clark|title=IBG – Joe Clark |work=The Centre for International Governance Innovation}}</ref> before 2012.

Clark was attacked while walking down the street in [[Montreal]] in mid-November 2007. The attacker first asked him if he was the former prime minister, and when Clark answered that he was, the man struck him and fled. Clark sustained a bloody nose but was not seriously hurt.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=3c274ef7-36d0-47f0-ace0-f4c8bcfd258d |date=December 8, 2007 |title=Former PM Clark punched in attack |work=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511112126/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=3c274ef7-36d0-47f0-ace0-f4c8bcfd258d |archive-date=May 11, 2014  }}<!-- Previously referenced as: ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', December 10, 2007, p. A4. --></ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/back-to-normal-former-prime-ministers-reflect-on-return-to-anonymous-civilian-life|title='Back to normal': Former prime ministers reflect on return to anonymous civilian life |first=Tristin |last=Hopper |newspaper=National Post|date=December 19, 2015}}</ref>

He published the book ''How We Lead: Canada in a Century of Change'' in 2013.<ref>''How We Lead: Canada in a Century of Change'', by Joe Clark, 2013, Random House Canada, Toronto, {{ISBN|978-0-307-35907-0}}</ref>

In March 2020, Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] appointed Clark [[special envoy]] for Canada's bid for a UN Security Council seat.  Clark travelled to Algeria, Bahrain, Qatar and Egypt in an effort to seek votes for Canada.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/trudeau-appoints-former-pm-joe-clark-as-special-envoy-for-canadas-bid-for-un-security-council-seat|title=Trudeau appoints former PM Joe Clark as special envoy for Canada's bid for UN Security Council seat |newspaper=National Post |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>

In February 2025, Clark called on Canadians to appeal to their American friends to oppose [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Tariffs in the second Trump administration|tariffs]] amid the [[2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico|trade war with the United States]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/trump-threats-joe-clark-1.7459528|title=Reach out and talk to your U.S. friends about tariffs, says ex-PM Joe Clark |newspaper=CBC |date=14 Feb 2025}}</ref>