Donatelli Named Deputy Chairman of Republican National Committee

Will coordinate efforts of Committee, McCain campaign

WASHINGTON, March 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Frank J. Donatelli, Executive
Vice President of McGuireWoods Consulting, the public affairs subsidiary of
McGuireWoods LLP, was today named Deputy Chairman of the Republican National
Committee. Donatelli, who served as political director in the administration
of President Ronald Reagan, will be a principal liaison between the RNC and
the presidential campaign of Senator John McCain.

"Frank's appointment to this important post at the RNC continues McGuireWoods'
long and rich tradition of bipartisan participation in the public life of our
country," said Richard Cullen, Chairman of McGuireWoods LLP. "We congratulate
him and wish him well."

As RNC Deputy Chairman, Donatelli will be responsible for coordinating the
joint fundraising, political organizing and voter contact programs of the RNC
and the McCain campaign. He will take a leave of absence from McGuireWoods
Consulting through the 2008 election.

"The committees of both parties play an indispensable role in the success of a
presidential campaign," said L. F. Payne, Jr., President of McGuireWoods
Consulting and a former Democratic member of Congress from Virginia. "Frank's
experience in and out of government, his keen insight and good judgment, which
have been so valuable to MWC's clients, make him an ideal selection to lead
the RNC's efforts in this campaign season."

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