David Howell Petraeus is a retired four-star general of the United States Army and public official who served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He served the United States Army for over three decades and his last assignment in the Army was that of Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). He was nominated as commanding general of the ISAF in Afghanistan by the then US President Barrack Obama while Petraeus was serving as Commander of United States Central Command. He gave up the command of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan and retired from the Army after he was unanimously confirmed as Director of the CIA by the US Senate. He held the post for little over a year before placing his resignation after a FBI investigation led to the discovery of his extramarital affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell. The Petraeus scandal garnered considerable media attention amidst allegations that Petraeus provided classified information to Broadwell while he was holding office as Director of the CIA. He eventually pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of mishandling classified information.