General John P. Abizaid

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:ambassadorTo gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
2019
2021
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Defense_Superior_Service_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1951-04-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Redwood_City,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:boardMemberOf gptkb:Council_on_Foreign_Relations
gptkb:West_Point_Association_of_Graduates
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:United_States_Central_Command
gptkbp:education B.S. from United States Military Academy
M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University
gptkbp:ethnicity Lebanese American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Philip_Abizaid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General John P. Abizaid
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Arabic
English
gptkbp:lecturedAt gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor counterinsurgency strategy
Middle East military expertise
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:predecessor Tommy Franks
gptkbp:predecessorAsAmbassador gptkb:Joseph_W._Westphal
gptkbp:presidentServedUnderAsAmbassador gptkb:Donald_Trump
gptkbp:retired 2007
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–2021)
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Kathleen_Abizaid
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_J._Fallon
gptkbp:successorAsAmbassador gptkb:Michael_Ratney
gptkbp:termEnd 2007
gptkbp:termStart 2003
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5