Greg Craig

Gregory Bestor "Greg" Craig (born March 4, 1945) is a Washington-based lawyer and current White House Counsel to President Barack Obama. He has represented numerous high-profile clients, including John Hinckley, Jr., who was acquitted of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan by reason of insanity. As assistant to the President and special counsel in the White House of President Bill Clinton, Craig directed the team defending Clinton agains... more

Gregory Bestor "Greg" Craig (born March 4, 1945) is a Washington-based lawyer and current White House Counsel to President Barack Obama. He has represented numerous high-profile clients, including John Hinckley, Jr., who was acquitted of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan by reason of insanity. As assistant to the President and special counsel in the White House of President Bill Clinton, Craig directed the team defending Clinton against impeachment. He was a foreign policy advisor to Senator Edward Kennedy and to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Craig was born in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of William G. Craig, a university educator, former associate dean of students at Stanford University, president of several universities and colleges, and first Director of Training for the Peace Corps, who died in 2005. Greg Craig's mother, Lois, was attentive to four boys, two of whom had learning disabilities; she worked with them endlessly, one is now a teacher and one is now a... less