Birth place: Cornwall, New York
Birth name: David Howell Petraeus
Father: Sixtus Petraeus, Danish-born sea captain
Mother: Miriam (Howell) Petraeus
Marriage: Holly (Knowlton) Petraeus (July 6, 1974-present)
Children: Anne; Stephen
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August 31, 2011 – Retires from the Army.
September 6, 2011 – Petraeus is sworn in as the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
November 9, 2012 – Petraeus submits his resignation to President Obama, citing personal reasons and admits he had an extramarital affair.
March 27, 2013 – Publicly apologizes for his extramarital affair during a speech at the University of Southern California to honor the military.
May 30, 2013 – It is announced that Petraeus has joined private equity firm KKR as the chairman of a new global institute.
January 9, 2015 – A federal law enforcement official tells CNN that Justice Department prosecutors are recommending charges be filed against Petraeus for disclosure of classified information to his former mistress Paula Broadwell who was working on a book with Petraeus at the time.
