Stephanopoulos is a regular substitute anchor for ABC World News Tonight. Stephanopoulos is a former United States Democratic Party political advisor. He rose to early prominence as a Communications Director for the 1992 U.S. Presidential Campaign of Bill Clinton, subsequently becoming White House Communications Director, then Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy before departing in December 1996. Stephanopoulos is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Stephanopoulos was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, the son of Nickolitsa "Nikki" Gloria and Robert George Stephanopoulos. His parents are of Greek descent. His father is a Greek Orthodox priest and Dean Emeritus of the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City. His mother was t