Vice Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff
On August 12, 2005, Admiral Giambastiani was sworn in as the seventh Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, becoming the third naval officer to hold that position.
As Vice Chairman, Admiral Giambastiani chaired the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, co-chaired the Defense Acquisition Board, and served as a member of the National Security Council Deputies Committee, the Nuclear Weapons Council and the Missile Defense Executive Board. In addition, he worked with the Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England as Co-Chair of the Deputies Advisory Working Group, which oversees implementation of the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review and other high level Departmental business issues.
On May 4–6, 2007, he visited Tunisia, meeting with high-ranking military and civilian officials, including his Tunisian counterparts and Tunisian Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah and Defense Minister Kamel Morjane. He went to the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial on the outskirts of Tunis to pay his respects to fallen US soldiers who had died there during the Tunisia campaign of World War II.
On June 1, 2007, Giambastiani announced his retirement from the military to spend more time with his family and pursue other ventures. He retired on July 27, 2007.
His interests include amateur radio, for which he holds the call sign N4OC.
Admiral Giambastiani also currently serves as a guiding coalition member of the Project on National Security Reform. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Mitre Corporation.
On October 8, 2009, Airplane maker Boeing Co. announced that Giambastiani Jr. had been elected to its board of directors, effective immediately. The Seattle Times reports that "In a statement, Boeing chairman and chief executive Jim McNerney indicated that the addition of Giambastiani, who was the second-highest ranking officer in the U.S. military, is intended to boost Boeing's influence with the Pentagon."
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