C. Boyden Gray

C. Boyden Gray
Official portrait, 2006
United States Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy
In office
March 31, 2008 – January 20, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRichard Morningstar
United States Special Envoy for European Affairs
In office
January 11, 2008 – January 20, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
United States Ambassador to the European Union
In office
January 20, 2006 – December 31, 2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byRockwell A. Schnabel
Succeeded byKristen Silverberg
White House Counsel
In office
January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byArthur B. Culvahouse Jr.
Succeeded byBernard Nussbaum
Personal details
Born
Clayland Boyden Gray

(1943-02-06)February 6, 1943
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMay 21, 2023(2023-05-21) (aged 80)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Carol Taylor
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(m. 1984; div. 1998)​
Children1
Parent
Relatives
Education

Clayland Boyden Gray (February 6, 1943 – May 21, 2023) was an American lawyer and diplomat who served as White House Counsel from 1981 to 1993 and as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union from 2006 to 2007.[1][2][3] He was a founding partner of the Washington, D.C.–based law firm Boyden Gray & Associates LLP.[4]

  1. ^ "C(layland) Boyden Gray". Almanac of Famous People. Gale, 2011. Gale Biography In Context. Web. October 16, 2012. Document URL Gale Document Number: GALE|K1601042793.
  2. ^ "Carol Taylor has nuptials". The New York Times. December 16, 1984. p. A94. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Fritz, Sara (August 2, 1998). "C. Boyden Gray On Clinton's Conduct as President and Starr's as Independent Counsel". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference FW01 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).