PETE MAROCCO
Deputy Assistant Secretary, 2018-2019
Pete also had a stellar few months at USAID!
HOW DID MINA CHANG GET A STATE DEPARTMENT JOB IN THE FIRST PLACE?
Apart from her Capitol Hill connection, Chang received support from Marocco at the State Department. Marocco helped circulate her résumé and vouched for her as she sought out a post at State, three sources familiar with the matter said.
November 12, 2019
ARRIVAL OF NEW CONFLICT CHIEF AT USAID RATCHETS UP INTERNAL TENSIONS
July 8, 2020
Pete Marocco, who to date has held positions or details at the departments of Defense, State and Commerce under President Donald Trump, has now joined the aid agency, a USAID spokesperson confirmed. His transfer from the Pentagon to the aid agency, which manages roughly $20 billion in foreign aid each year, is being greeted with all the excitement of a root canal.
Marocco left a bitter trail at the Pentagon and in Foggy Bottom, dogged by criticism that he created a toxic work environment by undermining and mistreating career staffers.