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) |
| 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]
- ^ Jeff Stein (21 March 2016). "Joseph Schmitz, Donald Trump's foreign policy adviser, left the Pentagon amid controversy". Newsweek.
- ^ 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.