Joseph E. Schmitz | |
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Inspector General of the Department of Defense | |
In office April 2, 2002 – September 12, 2005 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Robert Lieberman (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Thomas Gimble (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Edward Schmitz August 28, 1956 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Parent(s) | John G. Schmitz (father) Mary E. Suehr (mother) |
Relatives | John P. Schmitz (brother) Mary Kay Letourneau (sister) |
Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Stanford University (JD) |
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Joseph Edward Schmitz (born August 28, 1956) is an American lawyer, former inspector general of the United States Department of Defense and a former executive with Blackwater Worldwide. After working as a watchdog at the Pentagon for three and a half years, Schmitz resigned to return to the private sector. Although allegations questioning his stewardship of the inspector general's office surfaced nine months after his resignation, a high-level review board, the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency, cleared him of wrongdoing in 2006.[1] He was named one of Donald Trump's foreign policy advisors for his 2016 presidential campaign.[2]
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