Eric Shinseki

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Eric_Shinseki

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Duke_University gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal gptkb:Purple_Heart gptkb:Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate	1942-11-28
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Lihue,_Hawaii,_United_States
gptkbp:conflictParticipated	gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:Bosnian_War
gptkbp:ethnicity	gptkb:Japanese_American
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank	gptkb:General
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor	first Asian American four-star general in the U.S. Army advocacy for increased troop levels in Iraq
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:government_position gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:positionHeld	gptkb:United_States_Senator gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_Veterans_Affairs
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:James_Peake
gptkbp:presidentDuringTerm	gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:retired	2003
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Patricia_Shinseki
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Sloan_D._Gibson
gptkbp:termEnd	2014-05-30
gptkbp:termStart	2009-01-21
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:US_Army_(post-WWII) gptkb:National_War_College gptkb:Robert_McDonald gptkb:Army_ROTC gptkb:Obama_administration gptkb:Barack_Obama_administration gptkb:Industrial_College_of_the_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Eric Shinseki