Taken Question Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC November 15, 2007 Question Taken at Daily Briefing of Nov. 15, 2007 Authority for Asking Inspector General To Resign (Taken Question)Question: Can the Secretary of State ask the Inspector General to resign? What is the statutory authority?
Answer: Under section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, only the President may remove the Department of State's Inspector General from office. |