The inspector general of the Department of State heads the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State and is responsible for detecting and investigating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in the United States Department of State. In the department, the inspector general has a rank equivalent to an assistant secretary of state.
List of inspectors general of the Department of State
#NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident served under1Raymond C. MillerNovember 19, 1957October 31, 1960Dwight D. Eisenhower2Gerald A. DrewNovember 13, 1960May 31, 1962Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy3Norris S. HaseltonJune 10, 1962July 31, 1964John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson4Fraser WilkinsJuly 23, 1964August 8, 1971Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon5Thomas W. McElhineyJuly 1, 1971July 18, 1973Richard Nixon6James S. SutterlinOctober 15, 1973August 31, 1974Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford -Robert L. Yost(acting)August 31, 1974April 16, 1975Gerald Ford7William E. Schaufele, Jr.April 16, 1975November 29, 1975Gerald Ford8Robert M. SayreNovember 25, 1975May 1, 1978Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter -Brandon Grove(acting)May 1, 1978July 5, 1978Jimmy Carter9Theodore L. Eliot, Jr.July 5, 1978October 16, 1978Jimmy Carter10Robert C. BrewsterJanuary 15, 1979January 18, 1981Jimmy Carter11Robert Lyle BrownJuly 7, 1981June 30, 1983Ronald Reagan12William Caldwell HarropDecember 12, 1983August 27, 1986Ronald Reagan -Byron Hollingsworth(acting)August 27, 1986August 14, 1987Ronald Reagan13Sherman M. FunkAugust 14, 1987February 15, 1994Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton -Roscoe S. Suddarth(acting)February 15, 1994June 12, 1994Bill Clinton -Harold W. Geisel(acting)June 12, 1994April 7, 1995Bill Clinton14Jacquelyn L. Williams-BridgersApril 7, 1995January 31, 2001Bill Clinton -Anne Marie Sigmund(acting)February 4, 2001August 3, 2001George W. Bush -Clark Ervin(acting)August 3, 2001January 23, 2003George W. Bush -Anne Marie Sigmund(acting)January 24, 2003 September 28, 2003George W. Bush -Anne W. Patterson(acting)September 28, 2003August 3, 2004George W. Bush -John E. Lange(acting)August 3, 2004August 23, 2004George W.Bush -Cameron R. Hume(acting)August 23, 2004May 2, 2005George W. Bush15Howard KrongardMay 2, 2005January 15, 2008George W. Bush -William E. Todd(acting)January 15, 2008June 2, 2008George W. Bush -Harold W. Geisel(acting)June 2, 2008September 30, 2013George W. Bush and Barack Obama16Steve LinickSeptember 30, 2013May 15, 2020Barack Obama and Donald Trump -Stephen Akard(acting)May 15, 2020August 7, 2020Donald Trump -Diana Shaw(acting)August 7, 2020August 31, 2020Donald Trump -Matthew Klimow(acting)August 31, 2020December 11, 2020Donald Trump -Diana Shaw(acting)December 11, 2020April 5, 2024Donald Trump and Joe Biden -Sandra J. Lewis(acting)April 5, 2024May 20, 2024Joe Biden17Cardell RichardsonMay 20, 2024January 24, 2025Joe Biden and Donald Trump -Sandra J. Lewis(acting)January 24, 2025May 1, 2025Donald Trump -Arne B. Baker(acting)May 1, 2025PresentDonald Trump
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External links State Department Historian on the Inspector General of the Department of State Official website