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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 originally appointed by President George W. Bush and was retained for service by President Barack Obama. Gates began his career serving as an officer in the United States Air Force but was quickly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Gates served for 26 years in the CIA and the National Security Council, and was Director of Central Intelligence under President George H. W. Bush. After leaving the CIA, Gates became president of Texas A&M University and was a member of several corporate boards. Gates served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. Baker III and Lee H. Hamilton, that studied the lessons of the Iraq War.
Filmography
all 12
self 10
Movies 8
TV Shows 4
Three Wars (2023)
INSIDE THE MIND OF VLADIMIR PUTIN (2022)
Afghanistan: Getting Out (2022)
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (2021)
My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan (2021)
Dear Class of 2020 (2020)
Thank You for Your Service (2016)
The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs (2015)
War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State (2013)
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (2011)
The Battle for Marjah (2010)
60 Minutes (1968)
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GenderMale
Birthday1943-09-25 (80 years old)
Birth NameRobert Michael Gates
Birth PlaceWichita, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRobert M. Gates
AwardsGrand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Order of Bahrain, Philadelphia Liberty Medal, Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Arthur S. Flemming Award, Annenberg Award for Excellence in Diplomacy, Presidential Citizens Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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