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Eric Shinseki

Personal data
Date of birthNovember 28, 1942(age 68)
Place of birthLihue, Hawaii
Alma materUnited States Military Academy
Duke University
ProfessionSoldier
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1965 � 2003
RankGeneral
CommandsArmy Chief of Staff
1st Cavalry Division
3rd Infantry Division
Seventh United States Army
Allied Land Forces Central Europe
NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina
9th Infantry Division
25th Infantry Division
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
5th Cavalry Regiment
Battles/warsVietnam War
Bosnian War
AwardsUnited States Military Academy Distinguished Graduate Award
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star (3)
Purple Heart (2)
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Army Commendation Medal (2)
7th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Assumed officeJanuary 21, 2009
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJames Peake
34th Chief of Staff of the United States Army
In officeJune 21, 1999 - June 11, 2003
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Succeeded byPeter Schoomaker
Preceded byDennis Reimer
28th Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
In officeNovember 24, 1998 - June 21, 1999
PresidentBill Clinton
Succeeded byJohn Keane
Preceded byWilliam Crouch

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Eric Ken Shinseki (-enʃɨnˈsɛkipron; born November 28, 1942) is a retired United States Army four-star general who is currently serving as the 7th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. His final U.S. Army post was as the 34th Chief of Staff of the Army (1999 � 2003). He is a veteran of combat in Vietnam, having been left with a maimed foot. During his tenure as Army Chief of Staff, Shinseki initiated an innovative but controversial plan to make the Army more strategically deployable and mobile in urban terrain by creating Stryker Interim-Force Brigade Combat Teams. He conceived a long term strategic plan for the Army dubbed Objective Force, which included a program he designed, Future Combat Systems.

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VA Launching New Personalized Veterans Health Benefits Handbook - eMilitary.org Tweet this news
eMilitary.org---...- give Veterans everything they need to know and leave out everything that doesn't apply to them,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs -Eric- K. -Shinseki-. ... - Date : Sat, 08 Jan 2011 05:04:27 GMT+00:00
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today's News - Veterans Today Network Tweet this news
Veterans Today Network--After noting that in “September, VA Secretary -Eric Shinseki-, said his department has begun a study of the health impacts of the war, which he said would be ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:18:28 GMT+00:00
VA Set to Verify Veteran Small Businesses - eMilitary.org Tweet this news
eMilitary.org---...- to doing business with as well as supporting and protecting Veteran-owned small businesses,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs -Eric- K. -Shinseki-. ... - Date : Sat, 08 Jan 2011 05:19:30 GMT+00:00
Federal Council On Prisoner Re-Entry Holds First Meeting - The Crime Report Tweet this news
The Crime Report---...- Secretary Ken Salazar; Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan; Labor Secretary Hilda Solis; and Veterans Affairs Secretary -Eric Shinseki-. ... - Date : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:29:44 GMT+00:00
More Rock River Valley agencies coming to aid of veterans - Rockford Register Star Tweet this news
Rockford Register Star--VA Secretary -Eric Shinseki- has made it his priority to end homelessness among veterans, so VA has “dramatically” expanded its homeless grants, Baker said. ... - Date : Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:31:14 GMT+00:00
Veteran-owned small businesses now must prove their status - GovExec.com Tweet this news
GovExec.com--"VA is committed to doing business with, as well as supporting and protecting, veteran-owned small businesses," Secretary of Veterans Affairs -Eric Shinseki- ... - Date : Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:49:13 GMT+00:00
US Veterans Affairs chief sets Manila visit this year - Malaya Tweet this news
Malaya--WASHINGTON - US Veterans Affairs Secretary -Eric- K. -Shinseki- plans to visit the Philippines this year, according to Gen. (ret. ... - Date : Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:18:51 GMT+00:00
President Signed Improvements to Post-9/11 GI Bill - Business Wire (press release) Tweet this news
Business Wire (press release)---...- has adapted to the needs of America's Veterans, active-duty personnel, reservists and Guardsmen,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs -Eric- K. -Shinseki-. ... - Date : Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:23:42 GMT+00:00
VA readies homeless prevention program - Examiner.com Tweet this news
Examiner.com---...- that lead to homelessness begin long before Veterans and their families are on the streets,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs -Eric- K. -Shinseki-. ... - Date : Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:43:18 GMT+00:00
Veterans commission representative says one in three homeless men is a veteran - PolitiFact Tweet this news
PolitiFact--7 speech by -Eric Shinseki-, the US secretary of veterans affairs, in which Shinseki estimates the number of homeless veterans at 107000 � down, he said, ... - Date : Sat, 01 Jan 2011 11:14:15 GMT+00:00

Military offices
Preceded by
William Crouch
Commanding General of the United States Army Europe
1997-1998
Succeeded by
Montgomery Meigs
Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
1998-1999
Succeeded by
Jack Keane
Preceded by
Dennis Reimer
Chief of Staff of the United States Army
1999-2003
Succeeded by
Peter Schoomaker
Political offices
Preceded by
James Peake
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Served under: Barack Obama

2009-present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
United States order of precedence
Preceded by
Arne Duncan
as Secretary of Education
Order of Precedence of the United States
as Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Succeeded by
Janet Napolitano
as Secretary of Homeland Security
United States presidential line of succession
Preceded by
Arne Duncan
as Secretary of Education
17th in line
as Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Succeeded by
Janet Napolitano
as Secretary of Homeland Security

  Defense Distinguished Service Medal
  Army Distinguished Service Medal
  Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
  Bronze Star (with "V" Device and two Oak Leaf Clusters)
  Purple Heart (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
  Meritorious Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal

Parachutist Badge
Ranger Tab
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Army Staff Identification Badge

United States Secretaries of Veterans Affairs

Derwinski * Brown * West * Gober (acting) * Principi * Nicholson * Peake * Shinseki

Current members of the United States Cabinet

Bidenc * Chu * Clinton * Donovan * Duncan * Emanuelc * Gates * Geithner * Holder * Jacksonc * Kirkc * LaHood * Locke * Napolitano * Obamac * Orszagc * Ricec * Romerc * Salazar * Sebelius * Solis * Shinseki * Vilsack
c - cabinet-level

Leaders of the United States Army

Senior Officer /
Commanding General
Washington * Knox * Doughty * Harmar * St. Clair * Wayne * Wilkinson * Washington * Hamilton * Wilkinson * Dearborn * Brown
Macomb * Scott * McClellan * Halleck * Grant * Sherman * Sheridan * Schofield * Miles
Chiefs of StaffYoung * Chaffee * Bates * Bell * Wood * Wotherspoon * Scott * Bliss * March * Pershing * Hines * Summerall * MacArthur * Craig * Marshall * Eisenhower * Bradley * Collins * Ridgway * Taylor * Lemnitzer * Decker * Wheeler * Johnson * Westmoreland * Palmer * Abrams * Weyand * Rogers * Meyer * Wickham * Vuono * Sullivan * Reimer * Shinseki * Schoomaker * Casey
Vice Chiefs of StaffCollins * Haislip * Hull * Bolte * Palmer * Lemnitzer * Decker * Eddleman * Hamlett * Abrams * Haines * Palmer * Haig * Weyand * Kerwin * Kroesen * Vessey * Wickham * Thurman * Brown * RisCassi * Sullivan * Reimer * Peay * Tilelli * Griffith * Crouch * Shinseki * Keane * Casey * Cody * Chiarelli |

Obama cabinet

Cabinet
Secretary of StateHillary Rodham Clinton (since 2009)
Secretary of the TreasuryTim Geithner (since 2009)
Secretary of DefenseRobert Gates (since 2009)
Attorney GeneralEric Holder (since 2009)
Secretary of the InteriorKen Salazar (since 2009)
Secretary of AgricultureTom Vilsack (since 2009)
Secretary of CommerceGary Locke (since 2009)
Secretary of LaborHilda Solis (since 2009)
Secretary of Health and Human ServicesKathleen Sebelius (since 2009)
Secretary of EducationArne Duncan (since 2009)
Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentShaun Donovan (since 2009)
Secretary of TransportationRay LaHood (since 2009)
Secretary of EnergySteven Chu (since 2009)
Secretary of Veterans AffairsEric Shinseki (since 2009)
Secretary of Homeland SecurityJanet Napolitano (since 2009)
Cabinet-level
Vice PresidentJoe Biden (since 2009)
White House Chief of StaffRahm Emanuel (since 2009)
Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyLisa Jackson (since 2009)
Director of the Office of Management and BudgetPeter Orszag (since 2009)
Trade RepresentativeRon Kirk (since 2009)
Ambassador to the United NationsSusan Rice (since 2009)
Chair of the Council of Economic AdvisersChristina Romer (since 2009)



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