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'''Robert Michael Gates''' is the twenty-second [[Secretary of Defense]]. He has served under the second [[Bush]] administration since December 18, 2006, taking office after the resignation of the previous Secretary, [[Donald Rumsfeld]].
==Early Life==
Gates was born on September 25, 1943, in Wichita, Kansas. He graduated from [[William and Mary College]], an [[Anglican]] school located in [[Virginia]]. While attending William and Mary, he was very involved in the [[Young Republicans]], and even became the chapter's President. He went on to receive a graduate degree from [[Indiana University]] and a Ph.D. from [[Georgetown University]]. Despite the omnipresence of the [[liberal]] viewpoint at Universities such as those Gates attended, he remained staunchly [[conservative]], not caving in to the pressure from those around him.
==Early Public Service==
Gates served in the [[United States]] [[Air Force]] in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] from 1967 to 1969, a time when much of the rest of the nation had abandoned the cause of [[Containment]] abroad. Immediately thereafter, he began working with the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] as an investigator.
==Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]==
Gates was first nominated for the position of Director in 1987. However, due to negative media spin about the [[Iran-Contra Affair]], in which Gates helped the spread of [[Democracy]], the [[Senate]] stated that they would not ratify his appointment.
However, in 1991, [[George H. W. Bush]] renominated Gates due to his hard work and staunch [[American values]]. This time, a more responsible [[Congress]] approved, and Gates won the appointment he had earned. True to the [[American Dream]], Gates had worked his way up from the position of entry-level investigator all the way up to Director.
==Secretary of Defense==
On November 8, 2006, [[George W. Bush]] followed in his father's sage footsteps by appointing Gates to the position of [[Secretary of Defense]] after [[Donald Rumsfeld|Donald Rumsfeld's]] resignation. He has since used this position to help win [[War in Iraq|The War in Iraq]] and spread [[Democracy]] across the world. He is also helping fight the [[War on Terror]] by maintaining the detention camp at [[Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp|Guantanamo Bay]].
==Other Appointments==
Gates is presently the head of the [[National Eagle Scout Association]], a position he uses to spread the word of [[God]] and do good works.
==Other Honors==
Gates is an [[Eagle Scout]], and has won the [[Distinguished Intelligence Medal]] on three completely separate occasions.
New page: '''Robert Michael Gates''' is the twenty-second Secretary of Defense. He has served under the second Bush administration since December 18, 2006, taking office after the resigna...
'''Robert Michael Gates''' is the twenty-second [[Secretary of Defense]]. He has served under the second [[Bush]] administration since December 18, 2006, taking office after the resignation of the previous Secretary, [[Donald Rumsfeld]].
==Early Life==
Gates was born on September 25, 1943, in Wichita, Kansas. He graduated from [[William and Mary College]], an [[Anglican]] school located in [[Virginia]]. While attending William and Mary, he was very involved in the [[Young Republicans]], and even became the chapter's President. He went on to receive a graduate degree from [[Indiana University]] and a Ph.D. from [[Georgetown University]]. Despite the omnipresence of the [[liberal]] viewpoint at Universities such as those Gates attended, he remained staunchly [[conservative]], not caving in to the pressure from those around him.
==Early Public Service==
Gates served in the [[United States]] [[Air Force]] in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] from 1967 to 1969, a time when much of the rest of the nation had abandoned the cause of [[Containment]] abroad. Immediately thereafter, he began working with the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] as an investigator.
==Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]==
Gates was first nominated for the position of Director in 1987. However, due to negative media spin about the [[Iran-Contra Affair]], in which Gates helped the spread of [[Democracy]], the [[Senate]] stated that they would not ratify his appointment.
However, in 1991, [[George H. W. Bush]] renominated Gates due to his hard work and staunch [[American values]]. This time, a more responsible [[Congress]] approved, and Gates won the appointment he had earned. True to the [[American Dream]], Gates had worked his way up from the position of entry-level investigator all the way up to Director.
==Secretary of Defense==
On November 8, 2006, [[George W. Bush]] followed in his father's sage footsteps by appointing Gates to the position of [[Secretary of Defense]] after [[Donald Rumsfeld|Donald Rumsfeld's]] resignation. He has since used this position to help win [[War in Iraq|The War in Iraq]] and spread [[Democracy]] across the world. He is also helping fight the [[War on Terror]] by maintaining the detention camp at [[Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp|Guantanamo Bay]].
==Other Appointments==
Gates is presently the head of the [[National Eagle Scout Association]], a position he uses to spread the word of [[God]] and do good works.
==Other Honors==
Gates is an [[Eagle Scout]], and has won the [[Distinguished Intelligence Medal]] on three completely separate occasions.