George Stephanopoulos | |
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Senior Advisor to the President | |
In office June 7, 1993 – December 10, 1996 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Rahm Emanuel |
Succeeded by | Sidney Blumenthal |
White House Communications Director | |
In office January 20, 1993 – June 7, 1993 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Margaret D. Tutwiler |
Succeeded by | Mark Gearan |
Personal details | |
Born | George Robert Stephanopoulos February 10, 1961 Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Education | Columbia University (BA) Balliol College, Oxford (MA) |
Website | Official website |
George Robert Stephanopoulos (born February 10, 1961) is an American television host, political commentator, and former Democratic advisor.[1][2] Stephanopoulos currently is a coanchor with Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan on Good Morning America, and host of This Week, ABC's Sunday morning current events news program.[3][4]
Before his career as a journalist, Stephanopoulos was an advisor to the Democratic Party. He rose to early prominence as a communications director for the 1992 presidential campaign of Bill Clinton and subsequently became White House communications director. He was later senior advisor for policy and strategy, before departing in December 1996.[5]