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| Assistant Inspector General, Richard G. “Nick” ArntsonNick Arntson began work for the Department of State Office of the Inspector General as the Assistant Inspector General for the Middle East Region in October 2007. Before entering his present assignment, Mr. Arntson served the Chief of Staff for the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction from September 2005 to September 2007. Prior to this assignment he was the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction from October 2004 to September 2005. Nick Arntson was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army in 1975 and completed 29 years of active service. Assigned initially to Armored Force Reconnaissance, after commissioning he served worldwide with the US Army, most notably on the Korean DMZ, His numerous personal decorations include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, and Joint Expeditionary Force medal. A native of
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