 |
John ShalikashviliAmerican military man, general
Date of Birth: 27.06.1936
Country:  Poland |
Content:
- John Shalikashvili
- - Commissioned as a lieutenant in the US Army in 1959
- Rise to Prominence
- Post-Military Career
- - Held various corporate directorships
- - Died in 2011 from complications of a second stroke
John Shalikashvili
Early Life and Family- Born in Poland to Georgian parents in 1936
- Father served as a lieutenant colonel in the Georgian army
- Fled to Germany in 1944 and later emigrated to the US in 1952
Education and Military Career
- Earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Bradley University in 1958
- Commissioned as a lieutenant in the US Army in 1959
- Served in artillery and airborne units, including a tour in Vietnam as a district senior advisor
Rise to Prominence
- Commanded Operation Provide Comfort in Iraq following the Gulf War- Negotiated with Turkish and Iraqi forces
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993
- First foreign-born American to become a four-star general
- Served as the highest-ranking military officer in the US from 1993 to 1997
Post-Military Career
- Served as an advisor to presidential candidate John Kerry in 2004- Lectured at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation
- Held various corporate directorships
Later Years and Legacy- Suffered a stroke in 2004 and later worked on policy issues such as repealing the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy
