The arrival of a new political appointee is spawning confusion and concern at USAID. Pete Marocco, who to date has held positions or details at the Departments of Defense, State and Commerce in the Trump administration, has now joined the aid agency. https://t.co/vd27YqXCyO

— POLITICO (@politico) July 8, 2020

As part of ongoing, cooperative U.S. engagement on the African continent, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Pete Marocco traveled to Ghana & Benin for bilateral engagements with African partners. pic.twitter.com/Ll1wvIBjbT

— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) February 20, 2020

DAS Pete Marocco spoke at @NDU_EDU & @INSSatNDU about the #Stabilization Assistance Review and effectively leveraging foreign assistance to stabilize conflict-affected areas in collaboration with @DOD and @USAID. #CSOatState pic.twitter.com/3VTUcarntp

— Denise Natali (@CSOAsstSec) April 9, 2019

Since Mina Chang's resignation, former colleagues, social acquaintances and government officials have reached out to @NBCNews, providing more information that helps explain how Chang made it into a senior US State Dept. post. https://t.co/RAPlpoSmfd

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 30, 2019