What is David Petraeus?
{{Infobox US Cabinet official |name = David Howell Petraeus |image = DCIA David Petraeus.jpg |birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1952|11|7|mf=y}} |birth_place= [[Cornwall-on-Hudson street]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|U.S.]] |party = |order=22nd |title=[[Director of the Central Intelligence Agency]] |term_start=September 6, 2011 |term_end=November 9, 2012 |predecessor=[[Michael Morell]] (acting) |successor=[[Michael Morell]] (acting) |president=[[Barack Obama]] |profession= [[Military]] [[Officer (armed forces)|Officer]] }} '''David Howell Petraeus''' (pronunciation: /pɨˈtreɪ.əs/; born November 7, 1952) was the Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. He was sworn in on September 6, 2011. Prior to his assuming the directorship of the CIA, Petraeus was a four-star general serving over 37 years in the United States Army. On November 9, 2012, Petraeus resigned as CIA director following a marital scandal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/09/politics/petraeus-cia-resignation/index.html|title=CIA chief Petraeus resigns over affair|date=November 10, 2012|publisher=[[CNN]]|author=Dana Ford|access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons cat-inline}} {{DCIA}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Petraeus, David}} [[Category:Directors of the Central Intelligence Agency]] [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American generals]] [[Category:Military people from New York (state)]]