Stephanopoulos, George (1961–)

George Stephanopoulos is best known as a broadcaster in the United States and as a political advisor to former President Bill Clinton from 1992 to 1996. He is currently chief Washington correspondent for ABC News and anchor of ABC's This Week.

As a former senior political advisor to Bill Clinton, Stephanopoulos directed communications and advised on policy and strategy in an administration rocked with scandal. In his 1999 book, he documents the pressures he endured in attempting to get out the White House message. He worked on both of Clinton's successful presidential bids (1992 and 1996), served in the first administration, but resigned after the second campaign.

George Robert Stephanopoulos was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, to a family of Greek heritage. Both his father and grandfather ...