Linick is the third inspector general that President Trump has fired during the coronavirus epidemic.
Akard once worked as a law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, practiced law in the state and taught at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. He served as a senior foreign affairs advisor to Indiana Governors Mitch Daniels, Mike Pence, and Eric Holcomb.
He was originally nominated to be director general of the Foreign Service in October 2017, but he withdrew his nomination in March 2018 after officials and legislators criticized his lack of experience and his prior work under Pence. The position had historically gone to a distinguished senior foreign service officer and former ambassador with decades of experience serving the diplomatic corps.
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