| Clement Conger | |
| Office1: | 4th White House Curator |
| President1: | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Term Start1: | 1970 |
| Term End1: | 1986 |
| Predecessor1: | James R. Ketchum |
| Successor1: | Rex Scouten |
| Office2: | 1st Curator of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms |
| Term Start2: | 1961 |
| Term End2: | 1992 |
| Deputy2: | Gail F. Serfaty |
| Predecessor2: | Position established |
| Successor2: | Harry Schnabel Jr. |
| Office3: | Deputy Chief of Protocol of the United States |
| Term Start3: | 1958 |
| Term End3: | 1961 |
| Office4: | Assistant Chief of Protocol of the United States |
| Term Start4: | 1955 |
| Term End4: | 1957 |
| Office5: | Special Assistant, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency |
| Office6: | Assistant Secretary of the Combined Chiefs of Staff |
| Term Start6: | c.1943 |
| Term End6: | c.1945 |
| Birth Name: | Clement Ellis Conger |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1912 |
| Birth Place: | Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Death Cause: | Pneumonia |
| Resting Place: | Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Lianne Hopkins Conger |
| Education: | Strayer College George Washington University |
| Occupation: | Cultural heritage management |
| Known For: | Creation of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms |
| Committees: | Fine Arts Committee |
| Allegiance: | United States of America |
| Serviceyears: | c.1940–1945 |
| Rank: | Major |
| Commands: | Assistant Secretary of the Combined Chiefs of Staff |
Clement Ellis Conger (October 15, 1912 – January 11, 2004) was an American museum curator and public servant. He served as director of the U.S. Department of State Office of Fine Arts, where in that role he worked as curator of both the Diplomatic Reception Rooms and Blair House. He also served as Curator of the White House, at the pleasure of Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan.[1] [2] Prior to working as a curator, Conger served as a Foreign Service Officer, as the Deputy Chief of Protocol of the United States and as the Assistant Secretary of the Combined Chiefs of Staff.
He graduated from Strayer College. He worked as an office manager for the Chicago Tribune, and for U.S. Rubber Co. He was assistant secretary for the Combined Chiefs of Staff, during World War II. He worked for the State Department, and became deputy chief of protocol, from 1958 to 1961. In 1992, he received the Henry Francis du Pont Award from the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, which recognizes awardees' "contributions of national significance to the knowledge, preservation, and enjoyment of American decorative arts, architecture, landscape design, and gardens."[3]