List of United States Army lieutenant generals from 2000 to 2009

The rank of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is the second-highest rank normally achievable in the United States Army, and the first to have a specified number of appointments set by statute. It ranks above major general (two-star general) and below general (four-star general).

There have been 131 lieutenant generals in the U.S. Army from 2000 to 2009, 27 of whom were promoted to four-star general. All 131 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Lieutenant generals entered the Army via several paths: 57 were commissioned via the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), 53 via Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) at a civilian university, 13 via Officer Candidate School (OCS), seven via ROTC at a senior military college, and one via direct commission (direct).

List of generals Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.

+ List of U.S. Army lieutenant generals from 2000 to 2009 # Name Photo Position Yrs Commission YC Notes 1 Timothy J. Maude   Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCSPER), 2000–2001. 1 1967 (OCS) 33 (1947–2001) Killed in action. Highest-ranking officer killed in the September 11 attacks. 2 Peter M. Cuviello   Army Chief Information Officer/G-6/Director, Information Systems for Command, Control, Communications and Computers (CIO/G-6/DISC4), 2000–2003. 3 1969 (ROTC) 31 3 Paul T. Mikolashek Commanding General, Third U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Central Command (CG TUSA/CG USARCENT), 2000–2002. Inspector General, U.S. Army (IG), 2002–2005. 4 1969 (ROTC) 31 (1947–) 4 Robert W. Noonan Jr. Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Army Staff (DCS G-2), 2000–2003. 3 1968 (ROTC) 32 * Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 2000–2002. Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps/Commander, Combined Joint Task Force–180 (CDRCJTF-180), 2002–2003. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 2003–2004. 4 1968 (ROTC) 32 (1946–) Promoted to general, 1 Jul 2004. 5 Freddy E. McFarren 12 Aug 2000   Commanding General, Fifth U.S. Army, 2000–2003. 3 1966 (USMA) 34 (1943–) 6 James B. Peake 7 Sep 2000   Surgeon General, U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (TSG/CG MEDCOM), 2000–2004. 4 1966 (USMA) 34 (1944–) U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2007–2009. 7 Daniel R. Zanini 28 Sep 2000   Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army/Chief of Staff, United Nations Command, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea (CG EUSA/COFS UNC/CFC/USFK), 2000–2002. 2 1966 (OCS) 34 (1946–) * John P. Abizaid Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, J5/Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee (Sr. Member MSC), 2000–2001. Director, Joint Staff (DJS), 2001–2003. Deputy Commander (Forward), Combined Forces Command, U.S. Central Command (DCDR(F)USCENTCOM), 2003. 3 1973 (USMA) 27 (1951–) Promoted to general, 27 Jun 2003. U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 2019–2021. Father of National Counterterrorism Center director Christine Abizaid. 8 Charles S. Mahan Jr. Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Army Staff (DCS G-4), 2000–2003. 3 1968 (USMA) 32 (1946–) * Bryan D. Brown Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (CG USASOC), 2000–2002. Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command (DCINCSOC), 2002. Deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (DCDRUSSOCOM), 2002–2003. 3 1970 (OCS) 30 (1948–) Promoted to general, 25 Aug 2003. 9 Robert B. Flowers 23 Oct 2000   U.S. Army Chief of Engineers/Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CoE/CG USACE), 2000–2004. 4 1969 (VMI) 31 (1947–) 10 Joseph K. Kellogg Jr. 24 Oct 2000   Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Cyber, Joint Staff, J6, 2000–2003. 3 1967 (ROTC) 33 (1944–) National Security Advisor to the U.S. Vice President, 2018–2021; U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine, 2025–present. 11 Joseph M. Cosumano Jr. 30 Apr 2001   Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Space Command (CG USASMDC/ARSPACE), 2001–2002. Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command (CG USASMDC/ARSTRAT), 2002–2003. 2 1968 (ROTC) 33 (1946–) 12 Roy E. Beauchamp 24 May 2001   Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG AMC), 2001–2002. 1 1966 (OCS) 35 (1945–) 13 Roger C. Schultz 24 May 2001   Director, Army National Guard (DIRARNG), 1998–2005. 4 1967 (OCS) 34 (1945–) First Army National Guard director to achieve the rank of lieutenant general. 14 William J. Lennox Jr. Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 2001–2006. 5 1971 (USMA) 30 (1949–) President, Saint Leo University, 2015–2018. 15 Thomas J. Plewes 13 Jun 2001   Chief, U.S. Army Reserve/Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command (CAR/CG USARC), 1998–2002. 1 1967 (OCS) 34 (1940–) First Army Reserve officer to achieve the rank of lieutenant general. * Benjamin S. Griffin 29 Jun 2001   Deputy Chief of Staff, Programs, Army Staff (DCS G-8), 2001–2004. 3 1970 (OCS) 31 (1946–) Promoted to general, 5 Nov 2004. * William S. Wallace 18 Jul 2001   Commanding General, V Corps, 2001–2003. Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC), 2003–2005. 4 1969 (USMA) 32 (1946–) Promoted to general, 13 Oct 2005. * Burwell B. Bell III Commanding General, III Corps, 2001–2002. 1 1969 (ROTC) 32 (1947–) Promoted to general, 3 Dec 2002. 16 John B. Sylvester Commander, Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (COMSFOR), 2001–2002. Chief of Staff, U.S. European Command (COFS USEUCOM), 2002–2004. 3 1968 (OCS) 33 (1946–) 17 Colby M. Broadwater III 26 Sep 2001   Deputy Commanding General, Joint Headquarters Center/Commanding General, U.S. Army NATO (DCG JFHQCENT/CG USANATO), 2001–2004. Chief of Staff, U.S. European Command (COFS USEUCOM), 2004–2006. 5 1972 (Citadel) 29 (1950–) President, American College of the Building Arts, 2008–present. 18 John M. LeMoyne   Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCS G-1), 2001–2003. 2 1968 (ROTC) 33 (1943–) 19 Joseph R. Inge 16 Oct 2001   Commanding General, First U.S. Army (CG FUSA), 2001–2004. Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command/Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command (DCDRUSNORTHCOM/VCDRNORAD), 2004–2007. 6 1969 (Virginia Tech) 32 (1947–2023) 20 John S. Caldwell Jr. 29 Oct 2001   Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology/Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Corps (MD(ASA(ALT))/DIRAAC), 2001–2003. 2 1967 (USMA) 34 (1944–) * George W. Casey Jr. Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, J5/Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee (Sr. Member MSC), 2001–2003. Director, Joint Staff (DJS), 2003. 2 1970 (ROTC) 31 Promoted to general, 1 Dec 2003. * David D. McKiernan Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Army Staff (DCS G-3), 2001–2002. Commanding General, Third U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Central Command/Commanding General, Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CG USARCENT/CG CFLCC), 2002–2004. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 2004–2005. 4 1972 (ROTC) 29 (1950–) Promoted to general, 14 Dec 2005. 21 Dennis D. Cavin Deputy Commanding General, Initial Entry Training, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG-IET TRADOC), 2002. Commanding General, U.S. Army Accessions Command/Deputy Commanding General, Initial Entry Training, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USAAC/DCG-IET TRADOC), 2002–2004. 2 1970 (ROTC) 32 (1947–) 22 James R. Helmly 29 May 2002   Chief, U.S. Army Reserve/Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command (CAR/CG USARC), 2002–2006. 4 1967 (OCS) 35 (1947–) * Richard A. Cody 31 Jul 2002   Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Army Staff (DCS G-3), 2002–2004. 2 1972 (USMA) 30 (1950–) Promoted to general, 24 Jun 2004. 23 Edward Soriano 12 Aug 2002   Commanding General, I Corps, 2002–2004. 2 1970 (ROTC) 32 (1946–) First Filipino-American promoted to general officer rank. * Bantz J. Craddock Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (SMA SecDef), 2002–2004. 3 1971 (ROTC) 31 (1949–) Promoted to general, 1 Jan 2005. 24 Philip R. Kensinger Jr. 29 Aug 2002   Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (CG USASOC), 2002–2005. 3 1970 (USMA) 32 (1949–) * William E. Ward Commander, Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (COMSFOR), 2002–2003. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (DCG/COFS USAREUR), 2003–2005. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army/U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian National Authority (DCG/COFS USAREUR/USSC), 2005. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (DCG/COFS USAREUR), 2005–2006. 4 1971 (ROTC) 31 (1949–) Promoted to general, 3 May 2006. 25 Richard A. Hack Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command/Acting Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG/COFS AMC), 2002–2005. 3 1972 (VMI) 30 (1950–) 26 James L. Campbell 4 Nov 2002   Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (CG USARPAC), 2002–2004. Director, Army Staff (DAS), 2004–2008. 6 1971 (ROTC) 31 (1949–) * Charles C. Campbell 5 Nov 2002   Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army/Chief of Staff, United Nations Command, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea (CG EUSA/COFS UNC/CFC/USFK), 2002–2006. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 2006–2007. 5 1970 (ROTC) 32 (1948–2016) Promoted to general, 9 Jan 2007. 27 Robert W. Wagner   Deputy Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (DCDRUSJFCOM), 2003–2005. Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (CG USASOC), 2005–2008. 5 1970 (USMA) 33 28 Thomas F. Metz   Commanding General, III Corps, 2003–2005. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG/COFS TRADOC), 2005–2007. Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (DIRJIEDDO), 2007–2009. 6 1971 (USMA) 32 (1948–) * Walter L. Sharp Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, J5/Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee (Sr. Member MSC), 2003–2005. Director, Joint Staff (DJS), 2005–2008. 5 1974 (USMA) 29 (1952–) Promoted to general, 2 Jun 2008. 29 H. Steven Blum 13 Apr 2003   Chief, National Guard Bureau (CNGB), 2003–2008. Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command/Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command (DCDRUSNORTHCOM/VCDRNORAD), 2009–2010. 6 1971 (OCS) 32 (1946–) 30 Jerry L. Sinn 23 May 2003   Military Deputy for Budget to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) (MILDEP ASA(FM&C)), 2003–2006. 3 1969 (USMA) 34 31 Anthony R. Jones Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG/COFS TRADOC), 2003–2005. Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 2005. 2 1970 (ROTC) 33 (1948–) 32 Ricardo S. Sanchez 14 Jun 2003   Commander, Multi-National Force – Iraq/Commanding General, V Corps (CDRMNF–I), 2003–2004. Commanding General, V Corps, 2004–2006. 3 1973 (ROTC) 30 (1953–) 33 James J. Lovelace Jr. 22 Jun 2003   Director, Army Staff (DAS), 2003–2004.