Eric Wendt

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Eric P. Wendt
Lieutenant General Eric P. Wendt (3).jpg
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1986-2021
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands heldNATO 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, departing command on January 29, 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] [8] and as the deputy commander of Regional Command North of the International Security Assistance Force from 2011 to 2012 in Afghanistan. [9]

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 in law and society, and later graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School with a M.A. degree in national security affairs. 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. [10] He speaks Arabic and Korean. [8]

President Donald Trump nominated him to be United States ambassador to Qatar on September 22, 2020, but his confirmation hearing was not scheduled before the 116th Congress permanently adjourned on January 3, 2021, so his nomination was returned without action. [11]

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References

  1. later Senior College Fellow
  2. "NATO SOF HQ (NSHQ) on Twitter: "LTG Eric P. Wendt assumed command as the 5th NSHQ commander in a change of command ceremony held at SHAPE. LTG Wendt received command from VADM Colin J. Kilrain during a ceremony presided over by SACEUR General Tod D. Wolters. https://t.co/prkNAyPIzH" / Twitter".{{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
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  4. "NATO Special Operations Headquarters holds Change of Command". shape.nato.int.
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  8. 1 2 "Office of Special Operations - Lieutenant General Eric Wendt" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  9. "RC-North female shura". DVIDS.
  10. "PN344 — Army, 100th Congress (1987-1988)". 15 May 1987. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  11. "PN2244 — Eric P. Wendt — Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". 3 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of Special Operations Command Korea
2012–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commanding General of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
2014–2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Staff of the United States Pacific Command
2015–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Security Coordinator of the Israel-Palestinian Authority
2017–2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the NATO Special Operations Headquarters
2019–2021
Succeeded by