David Petraeus
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| Organization: | U.S. Army, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency |
| Role: | Retired |
| Education: | •United States Military Academy •Princeton University |
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| •Commander of the U.S. Central Command •Commander of the International Security Assistance Force | |
David Petraeus is the former director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and a retired U.S. Army four-star general.
During the period of transition between the Obama and Trump administrations, Petraeus was reported to be in consideration for a high-level appointment in the Trump administration. Politico reported that Petraeus was being considered for secretary of state.[1]
Career
Education
Petraeus graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1974. He earned a Master of Public Administration degree in 1985 and a Ph.D. in international relations in 1987. Both of Petraeus' graduate degrees are from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. His doctoral dissertation focused on American reluctance to enter military conflicts after the conflict in Vietnam.[2]
Military career
After graduating from West Point, Petraeus was commissioned as a second lieutenant serving in the infantry.[2]
During his military career, Petraeus held many staff and command appointments. The following is a partial list of those commands.[2]
- 1995: Chief operations officer, United Nations mission to Haiti
- 2001-2002: Assistant chief of staff, NATO stabilization force in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 2003: Commander, 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army, U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
- 2004: Commander, Multi-national security transition, Iraq; NATO training mission, Iraq
- 2005: Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- 2007: Commander, Multinational forces, Iraq
- 2008: Commander, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)
- 2010: Commander, U.S. and NATO forces, Afghanistan
Central Intelligence Agency
In 2011, Petraeus was appointed by President Barack Obama and unanimously confirmed by the Senate as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He retired from the U.S. Army shortly before assuming his CIA post in September 2011. [3]
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In his 14 months with the CIA, Petraeus faced what the New York Times called his "biggest challenge so far in [his] first civilian job," when four Americans were killed in Benghazi, Libya. The crisis in Benghazi opened the agency to media speculation about its work in Libya.[4]
In January 2016, Petraeus testified before a U.S. House of Representatives panel investigating the Benghazi attacks. According to Democratic representative Adam Schiff, Petraeus' 2016 testimony was consistent with a previous report on Benghazi issued in 2014 which found no evidence of intelligence failures, CIA rescue delays, or CIA involvement in shipping arms from Libya to Syria.[5]
Resignation and conviction
In 2012, Petraeus resigned his post at the CIA after an extramarital affair with Army Reserve Officer and Petraeus biographer Paula Broadwell came to light. During the course of the affair, Petraeus provided Broadwell with classified materials.[2]
In 2015, Petraeus plead guilty to the misdemeanour charge of removing and retaining classified materials. He was sentenced to pay a $100,000 fine and serve two years probation.[2]
Private sector career
In 2013, Petraeus was named a Judge Widney Professor at the University of Southern California.[3]
In 2014, Petraeus joined Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., a global investment firm. Petraeus is the chairman of the KKR Global Institute, which focuses on geopolitical and macro-economic trends.[6]
2016 presidential election
During the period of transition between the Obama and Trump administrations, Petraeus was reported to be in consideration for a high-level appointment in the Trump administration. Politico reported that Petraeus was being considered for secretary of state.[1]
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Politico, "Donad Trump's Cabinet-in-waiting: What we know so far," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Encyclopedia Britannica, "David Petraeus," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 CNN, "Petraeus Fast Facts," accessed December 7, 2016
- ↑ New York Times, "Patraeus's Quieter Style at C.I.A. Leaves Void on Libya Furor," accessed December 7, 2016
- ↑ Fox News, "Petraeus testifies before House Benghazi committee," accessed December 7, 2016
- ↑ Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. "David H. Petraeus," accessed December 2, 2016
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