Dana Boente

Dana Boente
General Counsel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
In office January 23, 2018 – June 30, 2020
Leader	Christopher A. Wray
Preceded by	James Baker
Succeeded by	Jason A. Jones
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	Tracy McCormick (Acting)
United States Deputy Attorney General Acting
In office February 9, 2017 – April 25, 2017
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Sally Yates
Succeeded by	Rod Rosenstein
United States Attorney General Acting
In office January 30, 2017 – February 9, 2017
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Sally Yates (Acting)
Succeeded by	Jeff Sessions
Personal details
Born	Dana James Boente (1954-02-07) February 7, 1954 (age 70) 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 was the Acting Attorney General of the United States from January 30, 2017^[1] until February 9, 2017.^[2] He served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from September 2013 to January 2018.^[3]

1. ↑ "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.
2. ↑ Lichtblau, Eric (February 8, 2017). "Jeff Sessions Confirmed as Attorney General, Capping Bitter Battle". The New York Times Company. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
3. ↑ "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.