For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 21, 2005

Personnel Announcement

Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Stephen J. Hadley announced today the appointment of Dan Levin as Senior Associate Counsel to the President and National Security Council Legal Adviser.

Most recently, Mr. Levin served as Acting Assistant Attorney General in Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice. He previously served in a number of positions within the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and served as Deputy Legal Adviser for the National Security Council. Prior to his government service, Mr. Levin was a partner with the law firm of Hale and Dorr.

Mr. Levin received his bachelor's degree from Harvard College and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

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