Stephen Akard

Stephen Akard
Inspector General of the Department of State
Acting
In office
May 15, 2020 – August 7, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded bySteve Linick
Succeeded byDiana Shaw (acting)
Director of the Office of Foreign Missions
In office
September 16, 2019 – August 7, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byCliff Seagroves (acting)
Succeeded byCliff Seagroves (acting)
Personal details
Born
Stephen James Akard

1964 (age 59–60)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
EducationIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (BA, JD, MBA)

Stephen James Akard (born 1964) is a former American diplomat who was the United States director of the Office of Foreign Missions, a division of the Department of State, and beginning in May 2020 also the acting inspector general of the department after President Donald Trump fired his predecessor, Steve Linick. Akard resigned less than three months later to return to the private sector, according to a department spokeswoman.[1]

  1. ^ Verma, Pranshu; Wong, Edward (August 5, 2020). "Another Inspector General Resigns Amid Questions About Pompeo". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 7, 2020.