Stephen Akard
Stephen Akard | |
|---|---|
| Inspector General of the Department of State | |
Acting | |
| In office May 15, 2020 – August 7, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Steve Linick |
| Succeeded by | Diana Shaw (acting) |
| Director of the Office of Foreign Missions | |
| In office September 16, 2019 – August 7, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Gentry O. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca E. Gonzales |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen James Akard 1964 (age 61–62) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Education | Indiana 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.