Department of State Office of Inspector General: Difference between revisions

Throughout the tenure of Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]], there was no permanent inspector general at the State Department.  Moreover, President [[Barack Obama]] did not nominate anyone for that position while Clinton was Secretary.<ref>Tau, Byron and Nicholas, Peter.  "[https://www.wsj.com/articles/state-department-lacked-top-watchdog-during-hillary-clinton-tenure-1427239813 "State Department Lacked Top Watchdog During Hillary Clinton Tenure"], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' (March 24, 2015). {{subscription required}}</ref> Although the office remained running under [[Harold W. Geisel]]—a State Department employee—the "Government Accountability Office, lawmakers from both parties and nonprofit groups" criticized the delay in identifying a nominee, and called for the position to be filled by an inspector independent of the State Department.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/vacant-state-department-inspector-general-position-draws-criticism/2011/04/22/AFzrzLlE_story.html|title=Vacant State Department inspector general position draws criticism|last=Smith|first=R. Jeffrey|date=April 25, 2011|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=December 15, 2017}}</ref>