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Robert Gates
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CIA director, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and university president
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Robert Michael Gates, born on September 25, 1943, in Wichita, Kansas, is a United States citizen and politician affiliated with the Republican Party. He served in the United States Air Force as a first lieutenant and held various high-ranking government positions, including Director of Central Intelligence, United States Secretary of Defense, Deputy National Security Advisor, and Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Gates worked for the Central Intelligence Agency and holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree.
He was educated at the College of William & Mary, Georgetown University, Indiana University, and Indiana University Bloomington. Gates speaks English and Russian. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has received several honors, including the Presidential Citizens Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Philadelphia Liberty Medal, and the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Interpersonal Communication in Nursing
- 2016 Literary Date Book Anthology
- Wolves and Their Prey
- Duty
- A Passion for Leadership
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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…
Known for
- Three Wars — Self (archive footage)2023
- Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror — Self (archive footage)2021
- Dear Class of 2020 — Self2020
- War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State — Self - Former Secretary of Defense2013
- 60 Minutes — Self1968
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1986-02-05
Discography
- Drug Dealer Potential2011
- Islah2016
- Gold Paradise2017
- I’m Him2019
- Only the Generals, Part II2021
- Khaza2022
- The Ceremony2024
- I’m Him 22025
- Real Nigga Holiday2025
- Lost Files - The Collection2026
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8
- Total plays
- 25
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 95,746x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 56,523x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 46,797x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 39,763x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 39,459x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “I looked into his eyes and I didn't see his soul, but a cold-blooded killer. Gates to George W Bush, as quoted in "On GPS: Gates on Putin, 27 February 2022" (2006)”
- “It has become clear that America’s civilian institutions of diplomacy and development have been chronically undermanned and underfunded for far too long – relative to what we spend on the military, and more important, relative to the responsibilities and challenges our nation has around the world.”
- “Most governments lie to each other. That’s the way business gets done.”
- “I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is an American intelligence analyst and university president who has served as the 24th chancellor of the College of William and Mary since 2012. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 22nd United States secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011 and as the 15th director of central intelligence from 1991 to 1993.
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 twenty-six years in the CIA and at 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.
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