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    CIA director, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and university president

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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.

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  2. Apr 29, 2024 · Robert M. Gates (born September 25, 1943, Wichita, Kansas, U.S.) is a U.S. government official who served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA; 1991–93) under Pres. George H.W. Bush and as secretary of defense (2006–11) in the administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Gates studied European history at the ...

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  3. 2 days ago · ROBERT GATES: I think- I think we are clearly- there's going to have to be more training of- of the Ukrainians, particularly with their new conscription law, and- and a number of new young people ...

  4. 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 remain in that office by a newly

  5. May 21, 2023 · Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates discusses the debt ceiling crisis, the polarization in the country, and the impact of domestic turmoil on U.S. foreign policy and national security. He also comments on the letter he signed with other former defense secretaries criticizing a senator's hold on military promotions over abortion.

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  7. Oct 17, 2021 · The former secretary of defense under two presidents from different parties shares his views on the end of the war in Afghanistan, his disagreements with President Biden and the divisions in the country. He also reflects on his career in national security and his relationship with Joe Biden.

  8. Mar 16, 2023 · NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Robert Gates, former defense secretary and founder of the Gates Global Policy Center, about the center's new report focused on re-imagining public diplomacy.

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