Eric Wendt
Eric P. Wendt | |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1986-2021 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | NATO Special Operations Headquarters John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Special Operations Command Korea |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Defense Superior Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal (3) German Gold Cross of Honour |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara (BA) Naval Postgraduate School (MA)[1] |
Eric P. Wendt is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as the 5th[2] commander of the NATO Special Operations Headquarters from 2019 to 2021. As a general officer, Wendt previously served as the United States Security Coordinator for the Israel-Palestinian Authority from November 2017 to October 2019, with prior general officer terms as the chief of staff of the United States Pacific Command from May 2015 to September 2016, as the commanding general of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School from 2014 to 2015, as the commander of Special Operations Command Korea from 2012 to 2014,[3][4][5][6][7] and as the deputy commander of Regional Command North of the International Security Assistance Force from 2011 to 2012 in Afghanistan.[8]
Wendt was commissioned in the Army as a second lieutenant via the ROTC program at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1986, graduating with a B.A. degree, and later graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School with a M.A. degree. He retired effective March 1, 2021 after over 34 years of distinguished service, including over 4 years in the infantry and 30 years as a Special Forces Green Beret.[9] He speaks Arabic and Korean.[7]
President Donald Trump nominated him to be United States ambassador to Qatar, but his nomination was returned by the Senate when the 116th Congress permanently adjourned on January 3, 2021, without action.[10]
References
- ^ later Senior College Fellow
- ^ https://twitter.com/nato_sof/status/1192961924566310912?lang=en
- ^ "NATO Special Operations Headquarters holds Change of Command". shape.nato.int.
- ^ "Wendt Eric P. - State of Qatar - September 2020".
- ^ "Camp Smith, HI - Major General Eric P. Wendt, U.S. Army". Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ "Wendt takes helm of special ops command in South Korea". Stars and Stripes.
- ^ a b "Office of Special Operations - Lieutenant General Eric Wendt" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ "RC-North female shura". DVIDS.
- ^ "PN344 — Army, 100th Congress (1987-1988)". 15 May 1987. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ "PN2244 — Eric P. Wendt — Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". 3 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
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