chief of staff to the next two ambassadors to the United Nations, Anne W. Patterson and John R. Bolton. During his time serving the United Nations delegation, he helped the delegation uncover the Oil for Food Scandal, a scheme by Saddam Hussein to circumvent United Nations sanctions using bribery and kickbacks to U .N. and other officials. Bush administration In 2005, Schweich became the second-highest ranking and then highest-ranking international law enforcement official in the U.S. State Department as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Acting Assistant Secretary of State at the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. He directed four thousand people located in dozens of countries with a budget of more than 2.5 billion dollars. He was subsequently appointed Coordinator for Counternarcotics and Justice Reform in Afghanistan and was accorded the rank of Ambassador by President George W. Bush. Missouri Auditor In 2010, Schweich sought and won the Republican nomination for Missouri State Auditor, defeating Missouri State Representative Allen Icet with 58.6% of the vote. In the general election, he faced incumbent and Democratic nominee Susan Montee. Schweich defeated Montee on November 2, 2010, with a 51% to 45% margin of victory. Schweich made history in the 2014 election when the Democratic party failed to field a candidate against him. The race marks the first time in 144 years that a Republican has run for a Missouri statewide office without any Democratic opposition. Democrats attributed Schweich's implementation of an anti-embezzlement program, rapid response team, and grading system, strong fundraising numbers, and broad bipartisan support of his audits as reasons why he did not draw Democratic opposition for re-election. In the general election, he was re-elected with 73% of the vote to Libertarian Sean O'Toole's 20% and Constitution nominee Rodney Farthing's 7%. 2016 campaign for governor On January 28, 2015, Schweich announced he would run for Governor of Missouri, setting the stage for a Republican primary with former Missouri House Speaker Catherine Hanaway. Writing career and personal interests In addition to his public service career, Schweich was an avid numismatist and a collector of movie memorabilia. He wrote three books and numerous articles on topics including business law, numismatic history and international relations. Accolades for his work include three literary awards from the American Numismatic Association. He wrote his first book, Protect Yourself From Business Lawsuits (…and Lawyers Like Me) (Simon & Schuster), in 1998, and