Judicial Watch announced that a Federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit forced the release of an organizational chart from the U.S. State Department Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, which shows that the office employs at least 45 people.
Judicial Watch uncovered the record thanks to a FOIA lawsuit filed in September 2022, against the State Department for records related to travel costs, calendars, and organizational charts for the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of State (No. 1:22-cv-02844)). The Biden agency is releasing responsive records in batches to Judicial Watch every six weeks.
The organizational chart is titled “Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Big Picture Org Chart” and dated April 15, 2021. These positions include:
- eight full-time employees (FTEs) positions;
- 28 “3161s,” which are temporary direct-hires that are commonly referred to as “3161” after the governing federal law, 5 U.S. Code § 3161
- three “detailees;”
- two “fellows;”
- one Intergovernmental Personnel Act “IPA” position and
- three “contractor” positions.
The chart shows Kerry and his personal staff assistant at the top of the organization, with three separate divisions reporting to him, including a chief of staff, principal deputy envoy for climate, and a deputy envoy for climate. Additional offices reporting to the three divisions include: public affairs, communications, and stakeholder engagement; liaison to the National Climate Task Force; implementation and ambition team; negotiations team; global innovation and competitiveness team; public finance team; and private finance and multinational corporate strategy team.
On April 25, 2023, the Boston Herald reported, “House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is threatening his subpoena power to see exactly what Kerry, the special envoy for climate, is up to.” In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Chairman Comer requested details of Kerry’s Climate Office budget, a list of employees, communications with third parties and travel records. Kerry told theHerald that he does not plan to share a list of his office’s staff until October of 2024.
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Congress can start the ball rolling by DEFUNDING this merry band of thieves; as for "Swift Boat kerry", he is about 50 years overdue for a treason courts martial.
Time to fire ol' horse-face. Let his rich wife support him.
No-Show jobs?
Yep, and Tom Fitton and his team at Judicial Watch have been doing great work for several decades by using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to challenge elected and appointed politicians from all parties. We the People have an absolute right to know what our government is doing on our behalf, and to stop it if violates our constitutional order. Evil hides in the darkness, so exposing the Truth in the Light is the only thing necessary for it to defend itself.
Demand TRANSPARENCY!
Kerry is a miserable corrupt person and should be KICKED out of having any influence in the govt. he is also a evil globalist who is only out for dominance of people!!!