
President-elect Donald Trump has announced the appointment of Mauricio Claver-Carone as Special Envoy for Latin America at the U.S. State Department, reigniting attention on the controversial figure who was ousted from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) following allegations of misconduct.
Claver-Carone's prior role as president of the IDB came to an abrupt end in September 2022 when an independent investigation, catalyzed by an anonymous whistleblower, found he had an intimate relationship with a staffer. The report also found that Claver-Carone had misused bank funds and policies, though evidence of intentional misconduct on travel expenses and internal card policies remained inconclusive.