Eric Shinseki
Cabinet Member, Politician, and Military Person
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Vets get aid with legal problems...abuse, Freese says. "I think we're at a critical juncture where these courts can exponentially increase." This month, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki announced a five-year goal to end homelessness among veterans. The VA estimates 131,000... In this article: Docket, Continuance, Salvation Army, Kansas City, USA Today, Eric Shinseki, and Department of Veterans Affairs |
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PR Newswire: Health / Biotech | 7 days ago
Secretary Shinseki Announces Study of Vietnam-Era Women Veterans
...Mental Health, Surveys, Polls and Research, Veterans, Women-related News, Domestic Policy, Federal Executive Branch & Agency News Secretary Shinseki Announces Study of Vietnam-Era Women Veterans Comprehensive Study Will Help VA Provide...
In this article: VA, Eric K. Shinseki, Vietnam, Vietnam Veterans, Department of Veterans Affairs, Southeast Asia, Washington, and United States
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Medical News Today | November 16, 2009
Veterans' Health: Measuring The Scope Of Mental Health Challenges
Article Date: 16 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST NPR profiles retired General Eric Shinseki, the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and his efforts to measure the scope of veterans' mental health issues. In his first nine months in this...
In this article: John Adler, VA, NPR, Department of Veterans Affairs, Adjudication, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Cancer
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NPR | November 12, 2009
Shinseki Measures Scope Of Veterans' Mental Issues
Audio for this story from Morning Edition will be available at approx. 9:00 a.m. ET Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and President Obama mark Veterans Day on Wednesday during a ceremony at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington...
In this article: Veterans Day, Department of Defense, Virginia, Barack Obama, Arlington National Cemetery, Memorial Amphitheater, Adjudication, and Department of Veterans Affairs
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Honolulu Advertiser | November 11, 2009
Shinseki promises timely response to rising cases of war illness
...11, 2009 Shinseki promises timely response to rising cases of war illness WASHINGTON Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki says he's working to improve the agency's ability to cope with increasing numbers of troops returning from Iraq...
In this article: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Day, Depression, Barack Obama, The Early Show, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, and Afghanistan
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Miami Herald - Politics | November 11, 2009
VA sec'y promises timely response to war illness
...in U.S. and Cuba said on Thursday. Click here for full story The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki says he's working to improve the agency's ability to cope with increasing numbers of troops returning from...
In this article: VA, Illinois, Iraq, Department of Veterans Affairs, Fiscal year, Surgery, and Depression
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 10, 2009
No Longer a Soldier, Shinseki Has a New Mission
...Soldier, Shinseki Has a New Mission By JAMES DAO and THOM SHANKER, The New York Times It was a sad homecoming of sorts. On Tuesday, Eric Shinseki, the secretary of veterans affairs, returned to Fort Hood, Tex., where he was a division...
In this article: Washington, Paul Rieckhoff, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agent Orange, and Recession
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South Florida Oracle | November 04, 2009
Crist among those to speak at USF about GI Bill
...conference, which is open to the public, Gov. Charlie Crist will introduce U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki's keynote address at 12:30 p.m Friday in the Marshall Student Center (MSC). Shinseki, an adviser to...
In this article: GI Bill, Eric K. Shinseki, Charlie Crist, Barack Obama, Florida, Department of Veterans Affairs, and University of Florida
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Honolulu Advertiser | November 04, 2009
Shinseki outlines VA plan to end homelessness among veterans
...November 4, 2009 Shinseki outlines VA plan to end homelessness among veterans WASHINGTON Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki yesterday announced the framework of a bold initiative to end homelessness among veterans within...
In this article: Suicide, Depression, Washington, Unemployment, Housing and Urban Development, GI Bill, Small Business Administration, Defense Department, and Health and Human Services
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washingtonpost.com | November 03, 2009
Shinseki cites plight, plan to help homeless veterans
...than by any from past conflicts. "No one who has served this nation as veterans should ever be living on the streets," VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki said. "In the past, VA focused largely on getting homeless veterans off the streets,"...
In this article: Eric K. Shinseki, VA, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Afghanistan, Iraq, Department of Veterans Affairs, Iraq War, and Military.com
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Colorado Springs Gazette | November 03, 2009
VA secretary promises help for homeless veterans
WASHINGTON - Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Tuesday unveiled a plan to end veterans' homelessness in five years, saying that without action the improvements of recent years could be lost because of the bad economy. Shinseki...
In this article: Washington, Afghanistan, and Iraq
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Eric Ken Shinseki (born November 28, 1942) is a retired United States Army four-star general who is currently serving as the 7th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. His final U.S. Army post was as the 34th Chief of Staff of the Army (1999-2003). He is a veteran of combat in Vietnam, having been left with a maimed foot. During his tenure as Army Chief of Staff, Shinseki initiated an innovative but controversial plan to make the Army more strategically deployable and mobile in urban terrain by creating Stryker Interim-Force Brigade Combat Teams. He conceived a long term strategic plan for the Army dubbed Objective Force, which included a program he designed, Future Combat Systems.
Shinseki publicly clashed with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during the planning of the war in Iraq over how many troops the U.S. would need to keep in Iraq for the postwar occupation of that country. As Army Chief of Staff, General Shinseki testified to the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee that "something in the order of several hundred thousand soldiers" would probably be required for postwar Iraq. This was an estimate far higher than the figure being proposed by Secretary Rumsfeld in his invasion plan, and it was rejected in strong language by both Rumsfeld and his Deputy Secretary of Defense, Paul Wolfowitz, who was another chief planner of the invasion and occupation.
From then on, Shinseki's influence on the Joint Chiefs of Staff reportedly waned. The end of his term of Army Chief of Staff came in June 2003, just three months after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and at that time General Shinseki retired from the Army after 38 years of military service.
- Birth Date:
- November 28, 1942
- Birthplace:
- Lihue, Territory of Hawaii
- University Attended:
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- United States Military Academy
- Duke University
- United States Army Command and General Staff College
- National War College
- Occupation:
- Soldier, Cabinet Secretary
- Allegiance:
- United States of America
- Title:
- 7th
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