Eric Shinseki

Eric Shinseki
Eric Shinseki
	Shinseki in 2009
7th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
	In office; January 21, 2009 – May 30, 2014
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	W. Scott Gould; Sloan D. Gibson
Preceded by	James Peake
Succeeded by	Bob McDonald
34th Chief of Staff of the United States Army
	In office; June 21, 1999 – June 11, 2003
President	Bill Clinton; George W. Bush
Preceded by	Dennis Reimer
Succeeded by	Peter Schoomaker
28th Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
	In office; November 24, 1998 – June 21, 1999
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	William W. Crouch
Succeeded by	Jack Keane
Personal details
Born	November 28, 1942; Lihue, Hawaii, U.S.
Spouse	Patricia Shinseki
Children	2
Education	United States Military Academy (BS); Duke University (MA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1965–2003
Rank	General
Commands	Chief of Staff of the United States Army; Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army; Seventh United States Army; Allied Land Forces Central Europe; NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 1st Cavalry Division; 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division; 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division; 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Vietnam War; Bosnian War
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2); Army Distinguished Service Medal (2); Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Air Force Distinguished Service Medal; Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit (2); Bronze Star Medal (3); Purple Heart (2)

Eric Ken Shinseki (/ʃɪnˈsɛki/; Japanese: 新関健, born November 28, 1942) is a retired United States Army general who served as the seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2009–2014) and the 34th Chief of Staff of the Army (1999–2003). Shinseki is a veteran of two tours of combat in the Vietnam War, in which he was awarded three Bronze Star Medals for valor and two Purple Hearts. He was the first Asian-American four-star general, and the first Asian-American Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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