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Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (3) Bronze Star with Combat V (2) Purple Heart |laterwork= U.S. Special Envoy (Israel/Palestinian Authority) President, International Operations, M.I.C. Industries }} Anthony Charles Zinni (born September 17, 1943) is a retired United States Marine Corps general and a former Commander in Chief of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM). In 2002, he was selected to be a special envoy for the United States to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. While serving as special envoy, Zinni was also an instructor in the Department of International Studies at the Virginia Military Institute. Currently, he is an instructor at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, a public speaker, and an author of best-selling books on his military career and foreign affairs, including ''Battle for Peace''. , he was involved in the corporate world, joining M.I.C. Industries〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=M.I.C. Industries, Inc. is the sole manufacturer of the Ultimate Building Machine (UBM) )〕 as its president for International Operations in 2005. Zinni also serves or has served on the advisory boards of a number of companies, including the security testing firm, Mu Dynamics, based in Sunnyvale, California. He joined Duke University's Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy in Spring 2008 as the Sanford Distinguished Lecturer in Residence and taught a new course in the Hart Leadership Program.〔(Retired Marine General Anthony Zinni to teach for Hart Leadership ) ''Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University'', October 11, 2007〕〔 〕 , he serves as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Middle East Institute.〔(Board of Governors ), Middle East Institute, Retrieved on June 25, 2014.〕 He has been named Honorary Chairman of that institution.〔(Anthony C. Zinni ), Middle East Institute, Retrieved on June 25, 2014.〕 General Zinni also serves as an Honorary Board Member of the Non Profit Wine Country Marines - a 501 (C) 3 dedicated to helping wounded service members, and aiding the welfare of currently serving service members, as well as addressing veterans employment and transition and healthcare.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wine Country Marines - Board of Directors )〕 He has been credited for foresight in predicting the dangers of terrorism coming out of Afghanistan before the September 11 attacks of 2001 and supporting the Iraq War troop surge of 2007. In October 2009 he came out firmly in support of General Stanley McChrystal's request for up to 40,000 additional troops in Afghanistan. ==Early life and education== Zinni was born in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, the son of Lilla (Disabatino), a seamstress and homemaker, and Antonio Zinni, a chauffeur. His parents were of Italian descent. In 1965, Zinni graduated from Villanova University with a degree in economics, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. After completion of the Basic School, he was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division, where he served as a platoon commander, company executive officer, and company commander in the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines. He also served as a company commander in the 1st Infantry Training Regiment during this tour. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anthony Zinni」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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