John P. Hannah

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John Peter Hannah (born January 5, 1962), a senior aide on national security to U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. He is on loan to Cheney's office from the office of former State Department official and current U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton. Hannah is believed to be a subject of the Valerie Plame investigation. On February 11, Hannah was sourced by the Washington Post as having said "during a recent meeting that the administration considers 2007 'the year of Iran'" and indicating "that a U.S. attack was a real possibility." ^[1]

1 Education
2 Personal
3 Career
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Education

Hannah is a graduate of Duke University and Yale University Law School.

[edit] Personal

Hannah and his wife Laura joined Temple Sinai, Washington, D.C., in the fall of 2006. They have two children.

Hannah's father was an oil executive working for Shell in the 60's and 70's. The Hannah family was stationed in Libya before Qaddafy came to power and nationalized the oil industry. They returned to the US and lived in Huntington, NY, for several years before moving to Bahrain. They moved back to the US in the late 70s. Hannah graduated from Huntington High School in 1980.

[edit] Career

On October 31, 2005, Hannah was appointed National Security Advisor to Cheney. At the same time, Cheney appointed another Duke alumnus, David S. Addington. The two took over duties previously held by Lewis "Scooter" Libby.