Steve Linick | |
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| 16th Inspector General of the Department of State | |
| In office September 30, 2013 – June 14, 2020 On leave: May 15, 2020 – June 14, 2020 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Howard Krongard |
| Succeeded by | Cardell K. Richardson |
| Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency | |
| In office September 29, 2010 – September 30, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Michael Stephens (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Steven Alan Linick 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA, MA, JD) |
Steven Alan Linick (/ˈlɪnɪk/ LIN-ik;[1] born 1963)[2] is an American attorney and State Department official who served as Inspector General of the Department of State and led the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State.[3] In 2013, he was nominated by President Barack Obama and was confirmed by the United States Senate.[4][5] Linick was removed from office by Donald Trump on May 15, 2020, effective in 30 days per federal law, with Stephen Akard appointed acting inspector general in the interim.[6][7][8]
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- ^ "Steve A. Linick". Office of the Historian - Department History - People. United States Department of State. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ Hansler, Jennifer; Cole, Devan (October 2, 2019). "Who is the State Department inspector general briefing Congress today?". CNN. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "PN636 - Nomination of Steve A. Linick for Department of State". 113th Congress (2013-2014). United States Congress. September 17, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". Press Office. Obama White House Archives. June 27, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- ^ Raju, Manu [@mkraju] (May 15, 2020). "Trump has fired the State Department inspector general in his latest effort targeting key watchdogs across the government. According to this letter he sent to Pelosi, Trump says he "no longer" has the "fullest confidence" in the State inspector general. Effective in 30 days" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Borger, Julian (May 16, 2020). "Steve Linick: State Department official investigating Pompeo is fired". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ "Trump fires State Department inspector general said to be probing Pompeo". Agence France-Presse/Reuters. May 16, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020 – via South China Morning Post.