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 (/ˈbɛnˌt/, 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.