George Stephanopoulos

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Stephanopoulos at Tulane University in April 2009

George Robert Stephanopoulos (born February 10, 1961 in Fall River , Massachusetts ) is an American journalist and political advisor. He is the main presenter of ABC News , replacing Diane Sawyer .

Stephanopoulos became known as the communications director for presidential candidate Bill Clinton during the 1992 election campaign . After Clinton's election victory, Stephanopoulos became " White House Communications Director " and later policy and strategy advisor. In December 1996, he left government service. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations .

Life

Stephanopoulos has Greek roots. His father was a priest for the Greek Orthodox Church in New York City, and his mother was the long-time director of the national news agency of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America .

Stephanopoulos attended Orange High School in Pepper Pike, an affluent suburb of Cleveland . At Columbia University he studied political science , received a Harry S. Truman Scholarship and was the second best of his class when he graduated (Bachelor 1982). In 2001 he married actress Alexandra Wentworth . The two have two daughters; the family lives in Manhattan . In 2013, he played himself in the TV series House of Cards .

Donate to the Clinton Foundation

In 2012, 2013, and 2014, Stephanopoulos donated $ 25,000 each to the Clinton Foundation but did not inform his employer, ABC News. After Politico discussed the donations in May 2015, Stephanopoulos stated that the foundation had reported its donations and that he thought that was sufficient. The month before, Stephanopoulos, as a guest of Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, had stated that if you give money to the Clinton Foundation, everyone knows that there is hope that it will somehow pay off.

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Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Diane Sawyer to Step Down as 'World News' Anchor , ABCNews.com. June 25, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014. 
  2. ↑ Interviews - George Stephanopoulos - The Clinton Years - FRONTLINE - PBS . In: pbs.org .
  3. ↑ Membership roster . In: Council on Foreign Relations .
  4. ↑ Stated on Finding Your Roots , PBS, Nov. 18, 2014
  5. ↑ a b (NN, undated). "Fr. Robert George Stephanopoulos" . Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
  6. ↑ Our 1980 Truman Scholars ( Memento from May 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ Alex Kuczynski: WEDDINGS: VOWS; Alexandra Wentworth, George Stephanopoulo . In: New York Times , November 25, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2011. 
  8. ^ A b Dylan Byers: George Stephanopoulos $ 75,000 contribution to the Clinton Foundation . In: Politico , May 14, 2015. “In 2012, 2013 and 2014, Stephanopoulos made $ 25,000 donations to the 501 nonprofit founded by former President Bill Clinton, the foundation's records show. Stephanopoulos never disclosed this information to viewers, even when interviewing author Peter Schweizer last month about his book "Clinton Cash," which alleges that donations to the foundation may have influenced some of Hillary Clinton's actions as secretary of state. " 
  9. ^ Gerry Mullany, Steve Eder: George Stephanopoulos Acknowledges Giving Money to Clinton Foundation . In: The New York Times , May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015. "His gifts to the foundation of at least $ 50,000 were first reported Thursday morning by Politico." 
  10. ^ Dana Bash: Stephanopoulos seeks to move past Clinton donations scandal . In: CNNMoney , May 15, 2015. "On" The Daily Show "last month, Stephanopoulos said that when foreign governments and other entities give millions to the Clinton foundation," everybody "knows there's" a hope that that's going to lead to something , and that's what you have to be careful of. "" 
personal data
SURNAME Stephanopoulos, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stephanopoulos, George Robert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American journalist and political advisor
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Fall River, Massachusetts