Howard Krongard | |
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| Inspector General of the Department of State | |
| In office May 2, 2005 – January 16, 2008 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Cameron Hume (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Harold Geisel (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 12, 1940 |
| Died | May 3, 2023 (aged 82) |
| Relatives | A. B. Krongard (brother) |
| Education | Baltimore City College Princeton University (BA) Harvard University (JD) Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Howard J. "Cookie"[1] Krongard (December 12, 1940 – May 3, 2023) was an American attorney and government official who served as Inspector General of the Department of State during the George W. Bush administration. After being accused of averting probes into contracting fraud in Iraq and a possible conflict of interest regarding investigations into Blackwater Worldwide, Krongard left his post on January 15, 2008, and was not eligible for retirement.[2]
- ^ "PIN-STRIPE PLAYERS SPARKING LACROSSE; BY JOHN B.FORBES", The New York Times, May 30, 1982. Accessed October 23, 2007. "Three years ago, Richard Meister of Princeton, a public finance officer with Goldman Sachs & Co., and Howard Cookie Krongard of Montclair, associate counsel for Peat Marwick Mitchell, the accounting firm, decided that there were enough good players in the New Jersey area to form a team that could reach the top."
- ^ Richter, Paul (2007-12-07). "State Dept. official resigns". LA Times. Retrieved 2007-12-08.