David Howell Petraeus (born November 7, 1952) is a retired four-star general in the United States Army and currently serving as the United States Secretary of State under U.S. President John McCain. Prior to this, Petraeus was a highly decorated four-star general, serving over 38 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 June 5, 2009, to July 18, 2012. His other four-star assignments include serving as the 10th Commander, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) from October 13, 2008, to June 30, 2009, and as Commanding General, Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) from February 10, 2007, to September 16, 2008. As commander of MNF-I, Petraeus oversaw