C. Boyden Gray
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| United States Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy | |
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In office March 31, 2008 – January 20, 2009 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Richard Morningstar |
| United States Special Envoy for European Affairs | |
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In office January 11, 2008 – January 20, 2009 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| United States Ambassador to the European Union | |
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In office January 17, 2006 – December 31, 2007 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Rockwell Schnabel |
| Succeeded by | Kristen Silverberg |
| White House Counsel | |
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In office January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 |
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| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Arthur Culvahouse |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Nussbaum |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Clayland Boyden Gray February 6, 1943 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Taylor (1984–1998) |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Education |
Harvard University (BA) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (JD) |
Clayland Boyden Gray (born February 6, 1943) is an attorney in private practice, formerly with Wilmer Cutler & Pickering, then Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, and now a founding partner of the D.C.-based law firm, Boyden Gray & Associates LLP. He is also a former American diplomat and public servant.
C. Boyden Gray attended Fay School and St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1964. He also served as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1965–1970. Gray attended law school at the University of North Carolina, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the UNC law review. He graduated in 1968.
After graduation Gray clerked for Chief Justice Earl Warren for one term. In 1968 he joined the firm of Wilmer Cutler & Pickering, and become a partner in 1976. Grey took a leave of absence from the firm in 1981 to serve as legal counsel for Vice President George 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 1989–1993. During this time, Gray became one of the main architects of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments that suggested market solutions for environmental problems.
He returned to Wilmer Cutler & Pickering in 1993 where his practice focused on a range of regulatory matters with 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.
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