David Petraeus

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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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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


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