Joseph E. Schmitz

Joseph E. Schmitz
Inspector General of the Department of Defense
In office
April 2, 2002 – September 12, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byRobert Lieberman (Acting)
Succeeded byThomas Gimble (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Joseph Edward Schmitz

(1956-08-28) August 28, 1956 (age 68)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Parent(s)John G. Schmitz (father)
Mary E. Suehr (mother)
RelativesJohn P. Schmitz (brother)
Mary Kay Letourneau (sister)
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Stanford University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy

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]

  1. ^ Jeff Stein (21 March 2016). "Joseph Schmitz, Donald Trump's foreign policy adviser, left the Pentagon amid controversy". Newsweek.
  2. ^ Missy Ryan; Steven Mufson (March 22, 2016). "One of Trump's foreign policy advisers is a 2009 college grad who lists Model UN as a credential". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 June 2017.