大卫·彼得雷乌斯

生平与轶事

彼得雷乌斯出生于美国纽约州。其父亲西克斯图斯·彼得雷乌斯（Sixtus Petraeus）为弗里斯兰人，生于荷兰，是一位船长，在二战初期由荷兰移民美国；其母为美国白人，居住在纽约布鲁克林。

1970年，进入美国西点军校，1974年毕业后成为美国陆军少尉。

2010年7月4日至2011年7月18日，担任美军驻阿富汗部队的总指挥官

2011年4月，彼得雷乌斯获奥巴马总统提名出任中央情报局局长，参议院于6月27日通过任命；8月31日，彼得雷乌斯卸下军职，于9月6日宣誓就任中情局局长。

2012年11月9日，彼得雷乌斯因与作家宝拉·布罗维尔发生婚外情而辞去中情局局长，是美国史上在任时间最短的中央情报局局长。由于此段关系涉及泄密而卷入官司，被判处两年缓刑，罚款10万美元。

家庭

妻子霍莉·彼得雷乌斯：霍莉的父亲威廉·诺尔顿是美军四星上将，西点军校的督导。霍莉自1974年与彼得雷乌斯结婚，夫妇育有1女1子。

David Howell Petraeus (; born 7 November 1952) is a retired United States Army general who served as the fourth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from September 2011 until his resignation in November 2012. 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. As commander of MNF-I, Petraeus oversaw all coalition forces in Iraq.

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. He later served as assistant professor of international relations at the United States Military Academy and also completed a fellowship at Georgetown University. 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.

Petraeus has repeatedly stated that he has no plans to run for elected political office. 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.

Early life and education

Petraeus was born in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, the son of Miriam Sweet (née Howell), a librarian, and Sixtus Petraeus, a sea captain.……

U.S. Army Officer (1974 – 2011)

1970s

Upon his graduation from West Point in 1974, Petraeus was commissioned an infantry officer. After completing Ranger School (Distinguished Honor Graduate and other honors), Petraeus was assigned to the 509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, a light infantry unit stationed in Vicenza, Italy.……

1980s

In 1981, Petraeus became aide-de-camp to General John Galvin, then commanding general of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized).……

CIA director (2011–2012)

On 28 April 2011, President Barack Obama announced that he had nominated Petraeus to become the new Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate 94–0 on 30 June 2011.……

Petraeus scandal

Petraeus reportedly began an affair with Paula Broadwell, principal author of his biography, All In: The Education of General David Petraeus, after Petraeus left his ISAF command on 18 July 2011, to become CIA director.……

Later life

Petraeus was named a visiting professor at Macaulay Honors College at the City University of New York in July 2013.……

Political positions

Reaction to the decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan

On 14 April 2021, President Joe Biden announced that all U.S. troops in Afghanistan would be withdrawn from the country by 11 September 2021, against the advice of many of his top generals and many diplomats.

Personal life

According to Petraeus, he does not vote in elections, having stopped following his promotion to Major General in 2002 as part of a desire to be seen as apolitical. He stated that he did not vote in the 2016 election.

Awards and honors

Decorations and badges

Petraeus's decorations and badges include the following:

Honorary degrees

Eckerd College, 23 May 2010, honorary doctorate in laws

University of Pennsylvania, 14 May 2012, honorary doctorate of laws

Dickinson College, 20 May 2012, honorary doctorate of public service

Civilian awards and honors

Petraeus's civilian awards and honors include:

2011–2020

2011: 100 Most Influential People in the World, Time magazine

Works

Conflict (2023)

Petraeus co-authored a book published in 2023 that is generally considered more notable than most of his other published works: