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David_Petraeus

David Howell Petraeus AO (/pɪˈtreɪ.əs/; born November 7, 1952) is a retired United States Army general and public official. He served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from September 6, 2011,[4] until his resignation on November 9, 2012.[5] 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) andCommander, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A) from July 4, 2010, to July 18, 2011. His other four-star assignments include serving as the 10th Commander, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) from October 13, 2008, to June 30, 2010, and as Commanding General, Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) from February 10, 2007, to September 16, 2008.[6] As commander of MNF-I, Petraeus oversaw all coalition forces in Iraq.[7][8]Petraeus has a B.S. degree from the United States Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1974 as a distinguished cadet (top 5% of his class). In his class were three other future four-star generals, Martin Dempsey, Walter L. Sharp and Keith B. Alexander. He 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.[9] He subsequently earned an M.P.A. in 1985 and a Ph.D. degree in international relations in 1987 from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He later served as Assistant Professor of International Relations at the United States Military Academy and also completed a fellowship at Georgetown University.[10]Petraeus has repeatedly stated that he has no plans to run for elected political office.[11][12][13][14] On June 23, 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.[15][16][17]On June 30, 2011, Petraeus was unanimously confirmed as the Director of the CIA by the U.S. Senate 94–0.[18] Petraeus relinquished command of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan on July 18, 2011, and retired from the U.S. Army on August 31, 2011.[19] On November 9, 2012, he resigned from his position as Director of the CIA, citing his extramarital affair with Paula Broadwell, which was reportedly discovered in the course of an FBI investigation.[20][21] In January 2015, officials reported the FBI and Justice Department prosecutors had recommended bringing felony charges against Petraeus for allegedly providing classified information to his biographer, Paula Broadwell (with whom he was having an affair), while serving as Director of the CIA.[22] Eventually, Petraeus pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge of mishandling classified information.[23]Đại tướng Lục quân Hoa Kỳ David Howell Petraeus (sinh 7 tháng 11 năm 1952) là một chính khách và tướng lĩnh Hoa Kỳ. Ngày 30 tháng 6 năm 2011, ông được Thượng viện Hoa Kỳ phê chuẩn quyết định bổ nhiệm ông làm Giám đốc thứ 20 của Cục tình báo Trung ương Hoa Kỳ.Ông từng giữ chức Tổng tư lệnh Lực lượng Đa quốc gia - Iraq từ ngày 26 tháng 1 năm 2007 đến 16 tháng 9 năm 2008.[6] Với tư cách là Tư lệnh Lực lượng Đa quốc gia Iraq, Petraeus giám sát tất cả các lực lượng liên minh tại Iraq.[24][25] Petraeus là người chiến thắng Giải thưởng của tướng George C. Marshall và tốt nghiệp hàng đầu Cao đẳng Tổng tham mưu và Chỉ huy Quân đội Hoa Kỳ - lớp năm 1983.[26] Sau đó ông nhận được bằng cấp Thạc sĩ Hành chính công (1985) và bằng tiến sĩ (1987) trong các mối quan hệ quốc tế từ Trường công và quan hệ quốc tế Woodrow Wilson tại Đại học Princeton. Sau đó ông làm Trợ lý Giáo sư Quan hệ quốc tế tại Học viện Quân sự Hoa Kỳ và cũng hoàn thành một học bổng tại Đại học Georgetown. Ông có một bằng Cử nhân Khoa học từ Học viện Quân sự Hoa Kỳ- niên khóa 1974-nơi ông tốt nghiệp bằng sinh viên trường sĩ quan đặc biệt (đứng đầu 5% trong lớp).

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