Exhibit 99.1
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News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Linnet F. Deily Elected to Chevron Board of Directors
SAN RAMON, Calif., Dec. 7, 2005 Chevron Corporation today announced Linnet F. Deily,
former deputy United States trade representative (USTR) and ambassador, has been elected to the
Chevron board of directors effective Jan. 24, 2006.
Deily, 60, served as chief of mission of the USTR in Geneva, Switzerland, led the U.S.
delegation at the World Trade Organization, including supervising the team in the Doha Round of
trade negotiations. Prior to joining the USTR, Deily was vice chairman for Charles Schwab
Corporation. She supervised the companys strategic direction and integration of Schwabs various
client-focused enterprises and served on the companys management committee.
Deily previously served as president of Schwabs institutional management business and as
president of the Schwab Retail Group. Prior to joining Schwab, Deily was chairman of the First
Interstate Bancorp Retail Council, president and CEO of the First Interstate Bank of Texas and held
other various positions in international banking. She was a member of the Advisory Council to the
Federal Reserve Banks board of governors, representing the 12th District.
In 1967, Deily earned a bachelors degree in government from the University of Texas at
Austin. She received a masters degree in international management from the University of Texas at
Dallas in 1976.
Currently, Deily serves on the board of directors for Lucent Technologies. She is an honorary
trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Deily recently served as a director of the American
Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, Catalyst in New York and The Womens Museum in Dallas.
Chevron Corporation is one of the worlds leading energy companies. With more than 53,000
employees, Chevron subsidiaries conduct business in approximately 180 countries around the world,
producing and transporting crude oil and natural gas, and refining, marketing and distributing
fuels and
other energy products. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information on Chevron is
available at www.chevron.com.
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