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David Petraeus

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David Petraeus
Official portrait, 2011
4th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
In office
6 September 2011 – 9 November 2012
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyMichael Morell
Preceded byLeon Panetta
Succeeded byJohn Brennan
Commander of the International Security Assistance Force
In office
4 July 2010 – 18 July 2011
Preceded byStanley A. McChrystal
Succeeded byJohn R. Allen
Commander of United States Central Command
In office
31 October 2008 – 30 June 2010
Preceded byMartin Dempsey (acting)
Succeeded byJohn R. Allen (acting)
Personal details
Born
David Howell Petraeus

(1952-11-07) 7 November 1952 (age 72)
Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (before 2002)[1]
Independent (since 2002)[2]
Spouse
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(m. 1974)​
Children2
EducationUnited States Military Academy (BS)
Princeton University (MPA, PhD)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1974–2011
RankGeneral
CommandsInternational Security Assistance Force
United States Forces-Afghanistan
United States Central Command
Multinational Force-Iraq
United States Army Combined Arms Center
Fort Leavenworth
Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division
3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars
See list
AwardsDefense Distinguished Service Medal (4)
Army Distinguished Service Medal (3)
Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (4)
Bronze Star with valor
NATO Meritorious Service Medal
Officer of the Order of Australia
(More)
David Petraeus's voice
David Petraeus on applying past experiences in Iraq to his position as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan
Recorded 29 June 2010

David Howell Petraeus (/pɪˈtreɪ.əs/; born 7 November 1952) is a retired United States Army general and public official. He served as the fourth director of the Central Intelligence Agency from September 2011,[3] until his resignation in November 2012.[4] Prior to his assuming the directorship of the CIA, Petraeus served 37 years in the United States Army. His last assignments in the Army were as commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and commander, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A) from July 2010 to July 2011. His other four-star assignments include serving as the 10th commander, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) from October 2008 to June 2010, and as commanding general, Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) from February 2007 to September 2008.[5] As commander of MNF-I, Petraeus oversaw all coalition forces in Iraq.[6][7]

Petraeus was the General George C. Marshall Award winner as the top graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College class of 1983.[8] He later served as assistant professor of international relations at the United States Military Academy and also completed a fellowship at Georgetown University.[9] Since 2022, he has taught courses in international relations at Yale University as a Kissinger Senior Fellow of the university's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs.[10]

Petraeus has repeatedly stated that he has no plans to run for elected political office.[11][12][13] On 23 June 2010, president Barack Obama nominated Petraeus to succeed General Stanley McChrystal as commanding general of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, technically a step down from his position as Commander of United States Central Command, which oversees the military efforts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, and Egypt.[14][15][16]

On 30 June 2011, Petraeus was unanimously confirmed as the director of the CIA by the U.S. Senate 94–0.[17] Petraeus relinquished command of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan on 18 July 2011, and retired from the U.S. Army on 31 August 2011.[18] On 9 November 2012, he resigned from his position as director of the CIA, citing his extramarital affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell, which was reportedly discovered in the course of an FBI investigation.[19][20] In January 2015, officials reported the FBI and Justice Department prosecutors had recommended bringing felony charges against Petraeus for allegedly providing classified information to Broadwell while serving as director of the CIA.[21] Eventually, Petraeus pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge of mishandling classified information.[22] He was later sentenced to two years of probation and fined $100,000 for the unauthorized removal and retention of classified material he gave to Broadwell.[23]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference newyorker.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Lunch with the FT: David Petraeus". Financial Times. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016. 'I'm completely non-partisan,' Petraeus continues.
  3. ^ "Petraeus sworn in as CIA director". CNN. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  4. ^ Johnson, Kevin (9 November 2012). "David Petraeus resigns from CIA". USA Today. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Gates Notes Shift in Mission as Iraq Command Changes Hands". Defenselink.mil. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  6. ^ Holusha, John (23 January 2007). "General Calls Iraq Situation Dire". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Gordon, Michael (5 January 2007). "Bush to Name a New General to Oversee Iraq". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "Profile: Gen. David Petraeus". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008.
  9. ^ "David H. Petraeus – Central Intelligence Agency". CIA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Overview – Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  11. ^ Hames, Tim (11 February 2008). "McCain and Petraeus the dream ticket". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  12. ^ "Generally Speaking". The New York Times. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  13. ^ "Petraeus says he's not interested in presidency". NBC News. 23 December 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  14. ^ "Obama replaces McChrystal with Petraeus". Houston Chronicle. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010. [dead link‍]
  15. ^ Cooper, Helene; Shanker, Thom; Filkins, Dexter (23 June 2010). "Gen. McChrystal Is Relieved of Command". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  16. ^ Peter Grier (23 June 2010). "Gen. David Petraeus takes over in Afghanistan: Will it make a difference?". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  17. ^ Kathleen Hennessey (30 June 2011). "Senate confirms David Petraeus as CIA director". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  18. ^ Karen Parrish (July 1, 2011). "Petraeus Confirmed as CIA Director". U.S. Department of Defense. American Forces Press Service. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  19. ^ Whitlock, Craig (3 February 2015). "In e-mails, glimpses of a striving Tampa socialite and smitten military brass at U.S. Central Command" – via washingtonpost.com.
  20. ^ Johnson, Kevin (9 November 2012). "NBC: David Petraeus resigns from CIA". USA Today. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  21. ^ Schmidt, Michael; Apuzzo, Matt (9 January 2015). "F.B.I. and Justice Dept. Said to Seek Charges for Petraeus". The New York Times.
  22. ^ Pierre Thomas; Mike Levine; Jack Cloherty; Jack Date (3 March 2015). "Former CIA Head David Petraeus to Plead Guilty". ABC News.
  23. ^ Chappell, Bill (23 April 2015). "Petraeus Sentenced To 2 Years' Probation, Fine For Sharing Classified Info". NPR News.
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