David Addington

was named October 31, 2005, by Vice President Dick Cheney to be his chief of staff. Addington and John Hannah, who will serve as Cheney's national security adviser, are replacements for I. Lewis Scooter Libby. Addington, who became counsel to Vice President Dick Cheney in 2001, was expected to assume Libby's position as Cheney's Chief of Staff following Libby's October 28, 2005, indictment on five counts which included obstruction of justice, making false statements and perjury. Addington worked as assistant general counsel for the Central Intelligence Agency from 1981 to 1984. From 1984 to 1987, he was counsel for the House committees on intelligence and foreign affairs. He served as a special assistant to President Ronald Reagan for one year in 1987 before becoming Reagan’s deputy assistant. From 1989 to 1992, Addington served as special assistant to the secretary and deputy secretary of Defense, before becoming the department’s general counsel in 1992, a post he held until 1993. From 1993 to 2001, he worked as a lawyer for various firms and organizations where he held high-level management positions. He earned a B.S. in foreign service, with high honors, at Georgetown University in 1978 and a J.D., with honors, from Duke University School of Law in 1981.