PACEM Solutions International Appoints Former DoD Inspector General Joseph E. Schmitz As Chairman Of Its Advisory Board
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- PACEM Solutions International is proud to announce the appointment of its Chairman of the Advisory Board, the Honorable Joseph E. Schmitz. Mr. Schmitz has been the Chief Legal Officer of PACEM Solutions since his appointment in May 2018. He brings wisdom and experience from his vast experience from the military, government, and private sector.
About Joseph Schmitz
Prior to his current position as the Chief Legal Officer for PACEM Solutions, Mr. Schmitz served as a foreign policy/national security advisor to Donald J. Trump from March 2016 through the November 2016 election. His government service includes service as the 5th Senate-confirmed Inspector General of the Department of Defense from April 2002 to September 2005. For his service as Inspector General, Mr. Schmitz was awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the highest honorary award presented by the Secretary of Defense to non-career federal employees.
In 2013, Mr. Schmitz published "The Inspector General Handbook: Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Other Constitutional 'Enemies, Foreign and Domestic'," the first-ever handbook for the inspector general profession – written also for those who work with inspectors general. Mr. Schmitz has extensive anti-corruption experience in overseeing compliance with various international and security-related laws, including but not limited to the Inspector General Act, Intelligence Oversight laws, the Posse Comitatus Act, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and laws administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.
Prior to his service as Inspector General of the Department of Defense, Mr. Schmitz was a Partner in the international law firm of Patton Boggs LLP, serving as head of the Aviation Practice Group, and at the same time a Captain in the United States Naval Reserves, serving as Inspector General of the Naval Reserve Intelligence Command. After his Inspector General service, Mr. Schmitz served as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of the Prince Group in McLean, Virginia, after which he served as Managing Director in the Washington D.C. Office of Freeh Group International. His pre-Inspector General public service included: twenty-seven years of naval service, first on active duty and then as a reserve officer; law clerk to the Honorable James L. Buckley, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit; and Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, the Honorable Edwin Meese III.
Mr. Schmitz has published numerous articles and has testified as a constitutional expert before U.S. Senate committees, and before various state legislature committees. From 1995 until 2002, he was an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, where he developed and taught a seminar on advanced Constitutional Law.
Mr. Schmitz graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1978, and received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Stanford University in 1986. He is a Senior Fellow for the Center for Security Policy, and a regular Newsmax "Insider" on constitutional issues under the banner, "Support and Defend." In 2013, Mr. Schmitz was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame (Virginia Chapter) as an "Outstanding American." Joe and his wife of 40 years, Mollie, have raised six sons and two daughters.
About PACEM Solutions International
PACEM Solutions International is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, and offers cutting-edge approaches to consultancy, training, and risk management. We believe in developing solutions with our clients that enable programmatic development without stifling project staff outreach. Our team is comprised of experts who have extensive private sector business, government, and military backgrounds at the U.S. Government agency chief executive leadership level, as well as at the program and country management levels.
We know that each situation is unique, and we deliver custom solutions, tailored to your program goals, your culture, your one-of-a-kind challenges based on our thorough analysis and on-ground expertise.
Contact Person: Cory Mills
Company Name: Pacem Solutions International
Telephone Number: 571-385-0299
Email Address: [email protected]
Web site addresses: www.pacem-solutions.com
SOURCE PACEM Solutions International LLC
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