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George A. Joulwan

On the C-SPAN Networks:
George A. Joulwan was a Supreme Allied Commander for Europe in NATO with 19 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1992 House Committee as a Commander in Chief for the U.S. Southern Command. The year with the most videos was 1999 with four videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2021 with an average of 222 views per program. Most appearances with Steve Scully (2). Most common tags: NATO, Iraq Occupation/Reconstruction (05/02/03-08/31/10).

Appearances by Title:c. June 1, 2007 - PresentMember, Iraqi Security Forces Indep.Assess.Cmsn.


Videos: 4

Previously

Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, NATOc. October 22, 1993 - c. July 11, 1997Videos: 8Professor, National Security Studies, U.S. Military Academyc. October 1, 1999 - c. January 1, 2007Videos: 5Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Commandc. November 1, 1990 - c. October 1, 1993Videos: 2

George Joulwan

United States Army general

George Alfred Joulwan (born 16 November 1939, Pottsville, Pennsylvania) is a retired United States Armygeneral who served for 36 years. He finished his military career as the Commander-in-Chief of the United States European Command and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander (SACEUR) in 1997.[1]

As the Supreme Allied Commander, he conducted over 20 operations in the Balkans, Africa, and the Middle East.[1] When the United States sent forces into Bosnia in the 1990s, General Joulwan played the leading role in troop deployment, earning praise by President Clinton upon Joulwan's retirement.[2]

As SACEUR, General Joulwan created a strategic policy for the United States military engagement in Africa, which was the first time in U.S. history that such a policy had been crafted.[1]

Military career

His efforts have built a foundation for a Europe that is safe, secure, and democratic well into the 21st century. . . . General Joulwan's leadership and wise counsel will truly be missed in the senio

Watchman at the Gates: A Soldier's Journey from Berlin to Bosnia

General George Joulwan played a role in many pivotal world events during his long and exceptional career. Present at both the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, he served multiple tours in Germany during the Cold War and two tours in Vietnam. By chance, he was recruited as Nixon's White House deputy chief of staff and witnessed the last acts of the Watergate drama first-hand. He went on to lead US Southern Command—fighting insurgencies and the drug war in Latin America—and was Supreme Allied Commander of NATO forces in Europe (SACEUR) during the Rwandan genocide and the Bosnian peacekeeping missions of the 1990s.

Joulwan chronicles his career in the upper echelons of the armed forces. He shares his experiences working with major military and political figures, including generals William E. DePuy, Alexander Haig, John Vessey, and Colin Powell, US ambassador Richard Holbrooke, and presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton. Beyond the battlefield, Joulwan became an advocate for military and

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