Stephen W. Preston | |
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General Counsel of the Department of Defense | |
In office October 2013 – 2016 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Secretary | Chuck Hagel Ash Carter |
Preceded by | Jeh Johnson |
Succeeded by | Jennifer O'Connor |
General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
In office July 2009 – October 2013 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Director | Leon Panetta Michael Morrell (acting) David Petraeus John O. Brennan |
Preceded by | John A. Rizzo |
Succeeded by | Robert Eatinger (acting) Caroline Krass |
General Counsel of the Navy | |
In office September 28, 1998 – November 17, 2000 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Secretary | John H. Dalton Richard Danzig |
Preceded by | Steven S. Honigman |
Succeeded by | John E. Sparks (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Stephen Woolman Preston[1] May 30, 1957[2] Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.[1] |
Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Stephen Woolman Preston (born May 30, 1957) is an American lawyer who served in the administrations of presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
After graduating from Yale University and Harvard Law School, he served as General Counsel of the Navy from 1998 to 2000, General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2009 to 2013, and General Counsel of the Department of Defense from 2013 to 2016.