Congressional Directory for the 109th Congress (2005-2006), July 2005.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
109th Congress*
THE VICE PRESIDENT
RICHARD B. CHENEY, Republican, of Wyoming, born on January 30, 1941,
in Lincoln, NE; education: B.A., and M.A., degrees from the University of
Wyoming; public service: served on the Cost of Living Council and Office
of Economic Opportunity in the Nixon Administration; served as Assistant
to the President and White House Chief of Staff for President Gerald R.
Ford; elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978, and
reelected 5 times, through 1988; in the House he served as Chairman of
the House Republican Conference and House Minority Whip; in 1989 he was
nominated to be Secretary of Defense by President George H.W. Bush, and
was confirmed by the U.S. Senate; he served from 1989 to 1993; on July
3, 1991, President Bush awarded Secretary Cheney the Presidential Medal
of Freedom; after leaving the Department of Defense, he joined the
Halliburton Company serving as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer; religion: Methodist; family: married to Lynne Cheney, 1964; two
daughters; elected
Vice President of the United States on November 7, 2000; took the oath
of office on
January 20, 2001; reelected November 2, 2004.
The Ceremonial Office of the Vice President is S-212 in the Capitol. The
Vice President has offices in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, the
Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) and the White House (West
Wing).
Chief of Staff.--Lewis Libby, EEOB, Room 276, 456-9000.
Deputy Chief of Staff.--Dean McGrath, EEOB, Room 276, 456-9000.
Counsel to the Vice President.--David Addington, EEOB, Room 268,
456-9089.
Assistant to the Vice President and Deputy Chief of Staff for
Operations.--Claire O'Donnell, EEOB, Room 269, 456-6770.
Principal Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National
Security Affairs.--Toria Nuland, EEOB, Room 298, 456-9501.
Assistant to the Vice President for Legislative Affairs.--Brenda
Becker, EEOB, Room 285, 456-6774.
Assistant to the Vice President for Domestic Policy.--Kevin
O'Donovan, EEOB, Room 288, 456-2728.
Executive Assistant to the Vice President.--Debra Heiden, West
Wing, 456-7549.
Assistant to the Vice President and Chief of Staff to Mrs.
Cheney.--Stephanie Lundberg, EEOB, Room 200, 456-7458.
Deputy Assistant to the Vice President and Director of
Scheduling.--Elizabeth Kleppe, EEOB, Room 279, 456-6773.
Director of Correspondence.--Cecelia Boyer, EEOB, Room 265, 456-
9002.
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*Biographies are based on information furnished or authorized by the
respective Senators and
Representatives.