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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.
Jul 3, 2024 · 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.
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...
Jan 7, 2014 · "I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades,” former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says of Vice President Joe Biden...
Oct 17, 2021 · Robert Gates, who oversaw the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2006 to 2011, told us President Trump failed to plan properly for the evacuation of Afghans who had helped the U.S. fight...
May 19, 2024 · The following is a transcript of an interview with former Defense Secretary Robert Gates that aired on May 19, 2024.
Dr. Robert M. Gates was sworn in on December 18, 2006, as the 22nd Secretary of Defense. Dr. Gates is the only Secretary of Defense in U.S. history to be asked to remain in that office by a...
With three different positions in intelligence and national security during the George H.W. Bush presidency, Robert Gates offers unique perspectives on the Soviet Union’s demise, the Gulf War, removing Noriega from power in Panama, the impact of the Cold War’s end on Eastern Europe and Latin America, and the political crisis in the Philippines.
Gates earns his Ph.D. from Georgetown University in Russian and Soviet history. Gates dissertation is entitled “Soviet Sinology: An Untapped Source for Kremlin Views and Disputes Relating to Contemporary Events in China.”
Gates was a close adviser to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush as they dealt with the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the disintegration of the Soviet Union. In 1991, President Bush appointed Gates as the director of the CIA, making him the youngest director in the agency's history.