The Evans School's 2010 Convocation Ceremony, held Friday, June 11, featured a keynote address from General Peter W. Chiarelli (MPA '80). Chiarelli is the 32nd Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army, where he is responsible for the day-to-day administration of this 1.1 million-person organization.
More about General Peter W. Chiarelli
General Peter W. Chiarelli became the 32nd Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army on August 4th, 2008. In his previous assignment, he was the Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense from March 2007 to August 2008. He hails from Seattle, Washington and is a Distinguished Military Graduate of Seattle University. General Chiarelli was commissioned a second lieutenant of Armor in September 1972.
Throughout his career he has served in Army units in the United States, Germany and Belgium. He has commanded at every level from platoon to corps. His principal staff assignments have been as the Operations Officer, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas; Executive Assistant and later Executive Officer to the Supreme Allied Commander, Commander United States European Command at SHAPE Headquarters, Mons, Belgium; as the Director of Operations, Readiness and Mobilization, at Headquarters, Department of the Army.
He commanded a motorized infantry battalion at Fort Lewis, Washington; an armor brigade at Fort Lewis, Washington; served as the Assistant Division Commander for Support in the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas; commanded the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas and in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom II; and commanded Multi-National Corps-Iraq.
General Chiarelli holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science from Seattle University, a Masters of Public Administration from the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington, and a Masters of Arts in National Security and Strategy from Salve Regina University.
Published on June 9, 2010
