Background
Petraeus, David Howell was born on November 7, 1952 in Cornwall, New York, United States. Son of Sixtus and Miriam Sweet (Howell) Petraeus.
Petraeus, David Howell was born on November 7, 1952 in Cornwall, New York, United States. Son of Sixtus and Miriam Sweet (Howell) Petraeus.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1974. Graduate, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1983. Master in Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, 1985.
Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1987.
Commissioned 2nd lieutenant United States Army, 1974, advanced through grades to general, 2007. Platoon leader, adjutant 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), Vicenza, Italy, 1975—1979. Company Commander, operations officer, aide-de-camp 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, 1979—1987.
Assistant professor international relations United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1985-1987. Military assistant to supreme allied Commander Europe North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels, 1987-1988. Battalion and brigade operations officer 3rd infantry division United States Army, 1988-1989, assistant division Commander for operations, 82nd Airborne division, chief of staff, XVIII Airborne Corps.
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, assistant chief of staff for military operations Joint Headquarters Center, Allied Command Europe, 2001—2002, Commander, 101st Airborne Division Fort Campbell, Kentucky, 2002—2004, Commander Multinational Security Transition Commissioned Iraq Baghdad, Iraq, 2004—2005, Commander Combined Arms Center Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 2005—2007. Commander Multi-National Force-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, 2007—2008, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), Tampa, Florida, 2008—2010, United States Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A), Kabul, since 2010. Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) North Atlantic Treaty Organization, since 2010.
Member North Atlantic Treaty Organization Training Mission, Iraq.
Member of Association United States Army, Council Foreign Relations, Army-Navy Arlington, Virginia, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Hollister Knowlton, July 6, 1974. Children: Anne, Stephen.