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• Gregory Craig is the Chief White House Counsel under President Barack Obama. Prior to working in the White House, Craig was a lawyer based in Washington, D.C. who had served several high-profile clients, including Bill Clinton and Edward Kennedy.FoxNews.com: Axelrod Named Senior Obama Adviser, Greg Craig as Chief Counsel (November 19, 2008)

  Craig has taken over the vetting process for President Obama after several nominees withdrew due to problems with unpaid taxes. Some have alleged that Craig's wife, Derry Noyes, has her own issues with unpaid taxes after a private investigator named Joseph Culligan found information suggesting that she had not registered her home business with the Washington D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs in order to avoid paying local business taxes.Gawker: Obama's Chief Vetter Has... (February 27, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Former employer: Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C.
  2. Graduate of Yale Law School
  3. Graduated from Yale in the same class as Bill ClintonVineyard Gazette Online: Defender of President Clinton, Greg Craig Stumps for Obama (August 5, 2008)
  4. Has taught trial practice at Yale Law School and Harvard Law School
  5. Assistant and Special Counsel in the White House for Bill Clinton during his administration
  6. Defended Clinton from impeachment
  7. Was the senior adviser for Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
  8. A candidate for White House council, the top lawyer of the president, for the Obama AdministrationCNN Political Ticker: Craig a top candidate for White House counsel (November 14, 2008)
  9. Endorsed Obama in his Democratic primary campaignCNN Political Ticker: Craig a top candidate for White House counsel (November 14, 2008)
  10. Was a foreign policy adviser for Obama during his campaign for presidentVineyard Gazette Online: Defender of President Clinton, Greg Craig Stumps for Obama (August 5, 2008)
  11. Previously a fundraiser for Obama's campaign for the U.S. SenateVineyard Gazette Online: Defender of President Clinton, Greg Craig Stumps for Obama (August 5, 2008)

• Previous Clients

  1. Former CIA director Richard Helms in the investigation of CIA's involvement in the removal of Chile's president Salvador Allende
  2. The father of Elian Gonzalez, Juan Miguel Gonzalez in 2000, in his successful effort to regain custody of Elian
  3. Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of The United Nations, in an investigation of the Oil-for-Food Programme
  4. John Hinckley, charged with attempted murder of Ronald Reagan, in 1981 to 1982

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