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Eric Ken Shinseki (/ ʃ ɪ n ˈ s ɛ k i /; Japanese: 新関 健, romanized: Shinseki Ken, born November 28, 1942) is a retired United States Army general who served as the seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2009–2014) and the 34th Chief of Staff of the Army (1999–2003).
Eric K. Shinseki is a U.S. Army officer who was the first Asian American to achieve the rank of four-star general. He commanded North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) peacekeeping forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1997–98), served as army chief of staff (1999–2003), and was secretary of veterans.
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Mar 23, 2023 · The Association of the U.S. Army honors retired Gen. Eric Shinseki, a former Army chief of staff and Veterans Affairs secretary, for his selfless service and advocacy for the Army and veterans. Learn about his distinguished career, from Vietnam to Bosnia to Iraq, and his achievements as the first Asian American four-star general.
May 30, 2014 · Heeding a steady drumbeat of criticism and calls for his ouster, Eric Shinseki, the 71-year-old retired Army general, who had been the president's first and only secretary of the VA,...
May 31, 2014 · WASHINGTON — Eric Shinseki resigned as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday, leaving behind a sprawling bureaucracy embroiled in scandal and burdened with a...
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Shinseki is the only Japanese American to be promoted to the Army's top position and is the first four-star general of Asian descent in the U.S. military. President Barack Obama nominated Shinseki as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs; he was unanimously confirmed on January 20, 2009.
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May 29, 2014 · A profile of Eric Shinseki, the former Army chief of staff and current secretary of veterans affairs, who faced criticism and challenges in his career. Learn about his background, leadership style, and personal history of perseverance and humility.
