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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]]. | '''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]]. | ||
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| − | Gates was born on September 25, 1943, in Wichita, Kansas. He graduated from [[William and Mary | + | Gates was born on September 25, 1943, in Wichita, Kansas. He graduated from the [[College of William and Mary]] 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== | ==Early Public Service== | ||
Revision as of 00:49, March 28, 2007
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 the College of William and Mary 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 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 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's resignation. He has since used this position to help win 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.
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.