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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.

  2. May 24, 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.

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  3. 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...

  4. May 19, 2024 · Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates discusses the national security challenges facing the US and the candidates' visions for the future. He also comments on the impact of the Ukraine crisis and the role of allies in the world.

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  5. 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.

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  6. 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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  8. A transcript of an interview with Robert Gates, former CIA director and secretary of defense, about his views on the Soviet Union and Russia. He discusses his intellectual mentors, his work at the Agency, and his relationship with Brzezinski and Scowcroft.

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