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Supreme Allied Commander- Europe
- General George A. Joulwan, United
States Army, retired in 1997, has had a career of exemplary military service
and outstanding foreign policy experience. His final military assignment was
as Commander in Chief, United States European Command (CINCEUR) and as the
11th Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). As CINCEUR, General Joulwan
conducted over 20 successful operations in the Balkans, Africa and the
Middle East. He established the first-ever strategic policy for U.S.
military engagement in Africa, and orchestrated the State Partnership
program linking American reserve forces from 23 states with the former
non-NATO countries and newly independent democracies of Europe and the
former Soviet Union.
General Joulwan was SACEUR during the most revolutionary period in the NATO
Alliance since its inception. For 18 months he was the overall military
commander for the Agreement in Berlin. This first-ever NATO operation
includes the 16 NATO nations and 20 non-NATO nations. He was directly
involved in establishing the Partnership for Peace program that now has 27
nations represented in the Partnership Coordination Cell at Supreme
Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium. As a direct
result of General Joulwan’s leadership, Russian and U.S. troops have been
conducting operations together in Bosnia. This cooperation was the basis for
the historic NATO-Russian Founding Act signed May 1997 in Paris ending the
Cold War.
General Joulwan served 18 years in Europe, including 14 years in Germany. He
was the first SACEUR to command at every level in the Alliance. Most
significant is that General Joulwan was a second lieutenant in Germany when
the Berlin Wall was being built and a lieutenant general commanding V Corps
in the Fulda Gap when the Berlin Wall and Iron Curtain were torn down.
General Joulwan also served as the Commander in Chief of U.S. forces in
Central South America. As CINCSOUTH, he was instrumental in bringing peace
to El Salvador and democracy to Panama, professionalizing the militaries of
Latin America and directing multinational and multiagency operations at the
source countries for narcotrafficking and illegal drugs.
In addition, he served two combat tours in Vietnam, served in the Pentagon
as the Executive Officer for the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, was
Special Assistant to the President of the United States, and was Special
Assistant to the SACEUR, General Alexander Haig. He is a graduate of West
Point and holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Loyola
University in Chicago. Upon his retirement on 1997, former Secretary of
Defense William Perry said, "General Joulwan is a warrior diplomat in
the best traditions of General George C. Marshall." President Clinton
said of General Joulwan, "His efforts have built a foundation for a
Europe that is safe, secure and democratic well into the 21st century."
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