cheney signed on in june 2007 to serve as one of three national co-chairs for fred thompson's 2008 presidential campaign. the other co-chairs were spencer abraham and george allen. in a press release issued at the beginning of his campaign, thompson said he was "very pleased to announce that former senators abraham and allen, as well as liz cheney, will serve as co-chairs of my national leadership team." thompson added: "these distinguished individuals bring wise counsel and invaluable experience to my campaign leadership team, and they will play a critical role in helping spread my consistent conservative message across america." after thompson dropped out of the race, cheney announced on january 27, 2008 that she would work for mitt romney's presidential campaign, serving as a senior foreign policy advisor.