Dana Boente

Dana Boente
General Counsel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
In office
January 23, 2018 – June 30, 2020
DirectorChristopher A. Wray
Preceded byJames Baker
Succeeded byJason A. Jones[1]
United States Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division
Acting
April 28, 2017 – February 22, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byMary B. McCord (acting)
Succeeded byJohn Demers
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office
September 23, 2013 – January 28, 2018
Acting: September 23, 2013 – December 15, 2015
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byNeil MacBride
Succeeded byG. Zachary Terwilliger
In office
October 2008 – September 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byChuck Rosenberg
Succeeded byNeil MacBride
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana
In office
December 2012 – September 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJim Letten
Succeeded byKenneth Polite
United States Deputy Attorney General
Acting
February 9, 2017 – April 26, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded bySally Yates
Succeeded byRod Rosenstein
United States Attorney General
Acting
January 30, 2017 – February 9, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyVacant
Preceded byChanning D. Phillips (acting)[2]
Succeeded byJeff Sessions
Personal details
Born
Dana James Boente

(1954-02-07) February 7, 1954
Carlinville, Illinois, U.S.
EducationSaint Louis University (BS, MBA, JD)

Dana James Boente (/ˈbɛnˌteɪ/, BEN-tay; born February 7, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician. He served as acting United States Attorney General from January 30, 2017[3] until February 9, 2017.[4] He also served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from September 2013 to January 2018.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Jason A. Jones Named FBI General Counsel
  2. ↑ "Executive Order 13762". Federal Register. January 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Acting Attorney General Sally Yates Refuses to Enforce Trump Refugee EO". Lawfare Blog. January 31, 2017. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ Lichtblau, Eric (February 8, 2017). "Jeff Sessions Confirmed as Attorney General, Capping Bitter Battle". The New York Times Company. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Meet the U.S. Attorney: Dana J. Boente". U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved February 1, 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.