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| Name | Robert Michael Gates |
| Office | 22nd United States Secretary of Defense |
| President | George W. Bush&
Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Gordon England&
William Lynn |
| Term start | December 18, 2006 |
| Predecessor | Donald Rumsfeld |
| Office | 15th Director of Central Intelligence |
| Term start | November 6, 1991 |
| Term end | January 20, 1993 |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Deputy | Richard James Kerr&
William Oliver Studeman |
| Predecessor | William Webster |
| Successor | James Woolsey |
| Office | Deputy National Security Advisor |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Term start | March 20, 1989 |
| Term end | November 6, 1991 |
| Predecessor | John Negroponte |
| Successor | Jonathan Howe |
| Office | 16th Deputy Director of Central Intelligence |
| Director4 | William Casey&
William Webster |
| Term start | April 18, 1986 |
| Term end | March 20, 1989 |
| Predecessor | John McMahon |
| Successor | Richard James Kerr |
| Personal | information |
| Date of birth | September 25, 1943(age 66) |
| Birth place | Wichita, United States |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Becky Gates |
| Alma mater | College of William and Mary&
Indiana University&
Georgetown University |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Service years | 1967-1969 |
| Rank | 8px Second Lieutenant |
| Battles | Vietnam War |
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Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is currently serving as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense. He took office on December 18, 2006. Prior to this, Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, and under President George H. W. Bush as Director of Central Intelligence. Immediately after being recruited by the CIA, he served as an officer in the United States Air Force.] After leaving the CIA, Gates became president of Texas A&M University and was a member of several corporate boards. Gates also served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. Baker III and Lee Hamilton, that has studied the Iraq War. He was also the first pick to serve as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security when it was created following the September 11 attacks, but he declined the appointment in order to remain President of Texas A&M University.
Gates accepted the nomination as Secretary of Defense position on November 8, 2006, replacing Donald Rumsfeld. He was confirmed with bipartisan support. In a 2007 profile written by former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, Time named Gates one of the year's most influential people.Brzezinski. Time. Accessed May 31, 2008. In 2008, Gates was named one of America's Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report. He continues to serve as Secretary of Defense in President Barack Obama's cabinet.
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Southern Afghanistan - AOL News 
AOL News--US Defense Secretary -Robert Gates- told a hard-hit battle unit today that its heavy losses have helped the US begin to push back against the Taliban in ...
Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:27:12 GMT+00:00
Gates' Bad Bet on F-35 - Human Events (blog)
Human Events (blog)--When Defense Secretary -Robert Gates- rankled the Air Force's fighter fraternity by terminating the top-line F-22 Raptor, ...
Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:06:06 GMT+00:00
Pentagon Propaganda Machine Rolls on in Afghanistan - AllGov
AllGov--In addition, on March 9, Secretary of Defense -Robert Gates- paid a visit to Now Zad, another town in Helmand, which Marines have fought hard to liberate from ...
Date : Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:32:09 GMT+00:00
US Defense Secretary: Armenian Genocide resolution can damage US-Turkish relations - PanARMENIAN.Net
PanARMENIAN.Net--Net/ US Defense Secretary -Robert Gates- said Saturday that the Armenian Genocide resolution can damage US-Turkish relations. ...
Date : Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:05:22 GMT+00:00
"Don't ask, don't tell" -- well, she told - RenewAmerica
RenewAmerica--Defense Secretary -Robert Gates- has been suggesting that the military might not expel a service member whose sexual preference is revealed by a third party. ...
Date : Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:38:42 GMT+00:00
Gates labels 'genocide' vote at Congress a 'mistake' - Today's Zaman
Today's Zaman--US Secretary of Defense -Robert Gates- has expressed regret over a US House committee's labeling killings of Anatolian Armenians as genocide, while voicing ...
Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:13:02 GMT+00:00
'Flat Joe' Meets Secretary Gates - Systems
Systems---...- school kids will be getting a big surprise to find out a class project they started ended up in front of the US Defense Secretary -Robert- M. -Gates-. ...
Date : Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:17:20 GMT+00:00
Obama to meet with top war, science advisers - The Associated Press
The Associated Press--Friday morning, after his daily briefing, Obama meets with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of Defense -Robert Gates- and other members of ...
Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:36:49 GMT+00:00
Robert Gates: Air Force Tanker RFP Was “Fair,” “We Kind of Let [Public/Private ... - ExecutiveBiz (blog)
ExecutiveBiz (blog)--During a town-hall style meeting with Air Force servicemen yesterday, Secretary of Defense -Robert Gates- commented on the recently-updated RFP for the Air ...
Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:14:11 GMT+00:00
Defense Secretary Gates Cites Progress in Afghanistan - eMilitary.org
eMilitary.org--Merle David Kellerhals Jr. - Staff Writer, Bureau of International Information Programs, US Department of State Defense Secretary -Robert Gates- told ...
Date : Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:02:47 GMT+00:00
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