Robert Gates
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Obama to meet advisers on Afghanistan...to send thousands more U.S. troops. The White House said Obama would meet with Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other officials at an 8 p.m. EST/0100 GMT Tuesday meeting in the... In this article: Barack Obama, Afghanistan, United States, Stanley McChrystal, Thomson Reuters, Robert Gates, Daniel Inouye, Tax, Small business, and Taliban insurgency |
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AP Online | November 19, 2009
Gates names West, Clark to lead Fort Hood review
...to lead Fort Hood review WASHINGTON (AP) - Trying to avert another tragedy like the Fort Hood shootings, Defense Secretary Robert Gates named a former Army secretary and former Navy chief to review a broad range of Pentagon programs,...
In this article: Fort Hood, Togo West, Pentagon, and Washington
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Reuters | 4 days ago
Obama adds Afghanistan meeting to Monday schedule
...to send more U.S. troops. The White House said Obama would meet Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other officials at an 8 p.m. EST Tuesday meeting. Reporting by Steve Holland,...
In this article: Barack Obama, Thomson Reuters, Afghanistan, All rights reserved, Small business, NYSE, Nasdaq, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden
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Top House Democrat questions 9/11 criminal trials
...court. Skelton, a fellow Democrat of President Barack Obama, asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Defense Secretary Robert Gates to brief the committee about the decision to use the criminal courts instead of the revamped military...
In this article: Eric Holder, Ike Skelton, Thomson Reuters, Justice Department, All rights reserved, Detainee, Small business, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, NYSE, and Nasdaq
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Gates says Iraq withdrawal on schedule
...for January aren't affecting his plans for a troop withdrawal now. Gates told a Pentagon news conference plans are going ahead for a large U.S. pullout next spring. Iraqi lawmakers will vote Saturday on how to break a deadlock over a...
In this article: Iraq, Pentagon, United States, and Washington
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Pentagon: Fort Hood review due Jan. 15
...the Fort Hood massacre will be completed by January 15th. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the review last week, and named two former senior Pentagon officials to head it. Gates was meeting with those officials on Monday, and the...
In this article: Pentagon, Fort Hood, Washington, and Texas
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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. In 2008, Gates was named one of America's Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report. He currently continues to serve as Secretary of Defense in President Barack Obama's cabinet.
- Birth Date:
- September 25, 1943
- Birthplace:
- Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Spouse:
- Becky Gates
- University Attended:
- Political party:
- Republican
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