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Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is an American intelligence analyst and university president who served as the 22nd United States secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. He was appointed by President George W. Bush and was retained by President Barack Obama.
4 days ago · Robert M. Gates, U.S. government official who served as director of the CIA (1991–93) under President George H.W. Bush and as secretary of defense (2006–11) in the administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Learn more about Gates’s life and career.
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Gates. Dr. Robert M. Gates served as U.S. Secretary of Defense from December 2006 to July 2011. Dr. Gates was the only Secretary of Defense in U.S. history to be asked to...
Feb 25, 2014 · Former defense secretary Robert Gates has left the busy world of D.C. behind to settle in the Skagit County home he longed for while he was away for the better part of 11 years. Share...
George W. Bush / Barack Obama Administration. December 18, 2006 – June 30, 2011. Dr. Robert M. Gates was sworn in on December 18, 2006, as the 22nd Secretary of Defense. Dr. Gates is...
During your time as Secretary of Defense, then, if there is more integration with the White House, on a lower operational level, that is, removing some of the fence around the turf of the Secretary of Defense, around the Pentagon, I well can understand Cheney’s and Powell’s concern.
In December 2006, President George W. Bush nominated Gates to become secretary of defense, succeeding former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. As secretary, Gates was a supporter of the Iraq surge strategy that involved increasing U.S. forces in Iraq.
