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From: The Washington Times stories: Politics | April 29, 2009
PENTAGON General retires to become envoy The designated U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, retired from the Army on Tuesday to become one of the few generals in American history to switch directly from soldier to diplomat. After being sworn in at the State Department on Wednesday as the top U.S. envoy to Kabul, Mr. Eikenberry will return to the war-torn country where he served as the senior U.S. commander just over two years ago. Mr. Eikenberry takes the diplomatic stage at a perilous time in the nearly eight-year conflict. Insurgent violence is rising as the Obama administration …
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