Thank You for Your Service
2016
Search results
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...
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.
2 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Robert M. Gates served as the director of the CIA under President George H.W. Bush and as the secretary of defense under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. He was involved in the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Iraq surge, and the transition to Iraqi control.
Dec 2, 2008 · Learn about the career and achievements of Robert M. Gates, who served as defense secretary under both George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Find out how he handled the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the CIA, and the State Department.
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...
