C. Boyden Gray
C. Boyden Gray | |
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United States Ambassador to the European Union | |
In office January 20, 2006 – December 31, 2007 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Rockwell A. Schnabel |
Succeeded by | Kristen Silverberg |
White House Counsel | |
In office January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. |
Succeeded by | Bernard Nussbaum |
Personal details | |
Born | Clayland Boyden Gray February 6, 1943 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | May 21, 2023 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 80)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Carol Taylor
(m. 1984; div. 1998) |
Children | 1 |
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Clayland Boyden Gray (February 6, 1943 – May 21, 2023) was an American lawyer and diplomat who served as
Early life and education
Gray was born in
Gray attended
Gray then attended the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he served as editor-in-chief of the North Carolina Law Review and graduated with high honors in 1968.[5]
Career
After graduation, Gray clerked for Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren.[7] In 1968, he joined the firm of Wilmer Cutler & Pickering (now Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr), and became a partner in 1976.[5] Once a Democrat, Gray switched to the Republican Party by the end of the 1970s, due to his opposition to Jimmy Carter's presidency.[7]
Gray took a leave of absence from the firm in 1981 to serve as legal counsel for Vice President George H. W. Bush. He also served as counsel to the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief, chaired by Vice President Bush. Gray later served as Director of the Office of Transition Counsel for the Bush transition team, and as counsel to President Bush from 1989 to 1993. During this time, Gray became one of the main architects of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments that suggested market solutions for environmental problems. In 1993, Bush awarded him the Presidential Citizens Medal.
Gray returned to Wilmer Cutler & Pickering in 1993, where his practice focused on a range of regulatory matters with an emphasis on environmental issues, including those relating to biotechnology, trade, clean air, and the management of risk. He also served as chairman of the section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice of the American Bar Association. Gray also served as co-chairman with former Majority Leader Dick Armey of FreedomWorks.[8]
Gray served on the Bush-Cheney Transition Department of Justice Advisory Committee. In 2002, he founded the Committee for Justice, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit dedicated to screening judicial and
In January 2006, President
Gray's last government position was as Special Envoy for European Affairs and
Gray was a member of the board of directors at the
Personal life and death
Gray married Carol Taylor in 1984; they had a daughter and later divorced.[5] He died from heart failure at his home in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2023, at the age of 80.[7]
See also
- Biography portal
- Politics portal
- List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Chief Justice)
References
- ^ "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.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "About FreedomWorks: Board of Directors". FreedomWorks. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Lazo, Luz (May 21, 2023). "C. Boyden Gray, White House counsel to President G.H.W. Bush, dies at 80". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ McCombs, Phil (March 31, 1989). "THE DISTANT DRUM OF C. BOYDEN GRAY". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Traub, Alex (May 21, 2023). "C. Boyden Gray, Lawyer for the Republican Establishment, Dies at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "C. Boyden Gray". Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress.
- ^ "The Committee for Justice – Official Site". The Committee for Justice - Official Site. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ Personnel Announcement – President George W. Bush, January 19, 2006; WilmerHale announcement Archived March 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Personnel Announcement", President George W. Bush, July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Bush's man in Europe slammed as Microsoft ally" Archived August 11, 2005, at the Wayback Machine, Silicon.com, August 5, 2005.
- ^ "About the US Special Envoy for European Affairs". Archived from the original on December 30, 2006.
- ^ "James K. Glassman | AMERICA ABROAD MEDIA". Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ "C. Boyden Gray". Media Transparency. 2005. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
External links
- "United States Department of State: Biography of C. Boyden Gray". Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
- Desmog Blog Biography of C. Boyden Gray
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Special Envoy and Ambassador C. Boyden Gray [permanent dead link]