General George W. Casey, Jr. was sworn in and assumed responsibility as the 36th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army on April 10, 2007. In his previous assignment, he was the Commander, Multi-National Force - Iraq, a coalition of over 30 countries, from July 1, 2004 until Feb. 10, 2007. General Casey served as the senior coalition commander in Iraq from June 2004 to Feb. 2007. For his part as a military commander, he focused on training Iraqi forces, limiting the role of American forces, and transferring the burden for providing security to Iraqi forces. Throughout his career, he has served in operational assignments in Germany, Italy, Egypt, Southwest Asia and the United States. He has commanded at every level from platoon to division. General Casey holds a master's degree in International Relations from Denver University and has served as a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council of the United States.

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