Dana Boente | |
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| General Counsel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
| In office January 23, 2018 – June 30, 2020 | |
| Director | Christopher A. Wray |
| Preceded by | James Baker |
| Succeeded by | Jason A. Jones |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division | |
| Acting April 28, 2017 – February 22, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Mary B. McCord (acting) |
| Succeeded by | John 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 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Neil MacBride |
| Succeeded by | G. Zachary Terwilliger |
| In office October 2008 – September 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Chuck Rosenberg |
| Succeeded by | Neil MacBride |
| United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana | |
| In office December 2012 – September 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jim Letten |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Polite |
| United States Deputy Attorney General | |
| Acting February 9, 2017 – April 26, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Sally Yates |
| Succeeded by | Rod Rosenstein |
| United States Attorney General | |
| Acting January 30, 2017 – February 9, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Channing D. Phillips (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Sessions |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dana James Boente February 7, 1954 Carlinville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Saint 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 until February 9, 2017. He also served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from September 2013 to January 2018.
