David Petraeus

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former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency four-star general human retired U.S. Army general

David Petraeus is a retired four-star U.S. Army general and former CIA Director best known for leading coalition forces during the Iraq War and shaping modern counterinsurgency strategy.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency → four-star general → human → retired U.S. Army general →
appointedBy	Barack Obama →
awardReceived	Army Distinguished Service Medal → Bronze Star Medal → Defense Distinguished Service Medal → Defense Superior Service Medal → Legion of Merit → NATO Meritorious Service Medal →
coAuthorOf	U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual (FM 3-24) →
conflict	Bosnian War (post-conflict stabilization) → Iraq War → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1952-11-07 →
degree	B.S. in Engineering → M.P.A. from Princeton University → Ph.D. in International Relations from Princeton University →
educatedAt	Princeton University → U.S. Army Command and General Staff College → United States Military Academy →
employer	Central Intelligence Agency →
endTime	2012-11-09 →
familyName	Petraeus →
fieldOfStudy	international relations → public affairs →
fullName	David Howell Petraeus →
givenName	David →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
militaryRank	General →
notableFor	command of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan → development of modern counterinsurgency doctrine → leadership of coalition forces during the Iraq War → service as Director of the CIA →
numberOfStars	4 →
occupation	business executive → intelligence official → military officer → public speaker →
placeOfBirth	Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, United States →
positionHeld	Chief of Operations, NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina → Commander of U.S. Central Command → Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) → Commander, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan → Commanding General, Multi-National Force – Iraq → Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center → Director of the Central Intelligence Agency →
residence	United States →
serviceEnd	2011 →
serviceStart	1974 →
spouse	Holly Petraeus →
startTime	2011-09-06 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Iraq War → Multinational force in Iraq →	commander
Hard Choices →	describesPerson
David Petraeus ("Petraeus") →	familyName
Obama's Wars →	featuresCharacter
David Petraeus ("David Howell Petraeus") →	fullName
International Security Assistance Force ("General David H. Petraeus") →	notableCommander
Operation Enduring Freedom →	theaterCommander