Phyllis Fong

Phyllis Fong
Phyllis Fong
Inspector General of the United States Department of Agriculture
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 2, 2002
President	George W. Bush; Barack Obama; Donald Trump; Joe Biden
Preceded by	Joyce Fleischman (Acting)
Inspector General of the Small Business Administration
	In office; April 6, 1999 – December 2, 2002
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Karen Lee (Acting)
Succeeded by	Peter McClintock (Acting)
Personal details
Born	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Paul Tellier
Children	2
Alma mater	Pomona College (BA); Vanderbilt University (JD)

Phyllis Fong is an American attorney serving as the inspector general of the United States Department of Agriculture. Fong was nominated to the position in 2002 by President George W. Bush.

Early life and education

Fong was born in Philadelphia, and raised in Honolulu. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Asian studies from Pomona College and Juris Doctor from the Vanderbilt University Law School.

Fong began her career as a staff attorney for the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She then served as assistant general counsel for the Legal Services Corporation and Assistant Inspector General for Management and Policy. After serving as Assistant Inspector General for Management and Legal Counsel, Fong was nominated to serve as Inspector General of the Small Business Administration in 1999. Fong was nominated to serve as Inspector General of the United States Department of Agriculture in 2002 and was confirmed on December 2, 2002.[1][2][3]

In April 2020, Fong was appointed to serve as a member of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.[4]

Fong and her husband, Paul Tellier, have two children. Tellier is an attorney and native of Massachusetts.[5][6]

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