Rarely does anyone working in the Trump administration inspire feelings other than rage and disgust, but Mina Chang, a senior official who conned her way into a job at the State Department with an embellished résumé — including an extremely fake Time cover — is an excellent addition to the scammer pantheon.
According to NBC News, Chang, who is currently the deputy assistant secretary in the State Department’s Bureau of Conflict and Stability Operations, lied about several elements of her credentials before assuming her post in April.
Her State Department bio says she is an “alumna” of Harvard University and a graduate of a program at the Army War College, despite having a degree from neither. Curious. On her LinkedIn page, she reportedly mentions University of the Nations, what NBC describes as “an unaccredited school with volunteer teachers.” She has said that she has addressed congressional committees (no), and the Republican and Democratic National Conventions (also no).
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Chang has also claimed that her nonprofit, Linking the World, operates in dozens of countries and “impacts” thousands of people, despite only having a small staff and low-six-figure budget, reportedly with no employees working abroad. In a video interview posted on Chang’s YouTube channel, she claims that her organization was lauded for “using drone technology in disaster response” — thus leading to the fictitious Time cover, which the interviewer in the video says Chang brought herself, of course. “Here you are on Time magazine, congratulations!” the interviewer says; Time describes the cover rather cuttingly as “not authentic.”
Chang, 35, who previously lived in Dallas, was reportedly being considered for an even more senior position that would oversee a budget of $1 billion, and was given the State Department post in the interim. But her candidacy was withdrawn in September because that job would have required confirmation by the Senate, which asked for more documents to back up her illustrious (fake) career. Oops! Linking the World seems to have lost its tax-exempt status in May.
The Time cover is a beautiful homage to the administration Chang scammed her way into, considering that Donald Trump is also famous for faking his own version and hanging it in his golf club (before it was forcibly removed). But my favorite of her escapades is certainly her 2009 holiday album, discovered by NBC, because what scammer hasn’t pivoted to the federal government after a holiday album?
As of now, Chang is still employed by the State Department (iconic). Neither Chang nor the State Department has commented on the report.
This article has been updated with more information.