Robert Gates's Bipartisan Service

Robert Gates

Robert Gates served as Secretary of Defense under both the Bush and Obama administrations, anchoring national security during a turbulent era. He successfully managed the drawdown of the war in Iraq while orchestrating the crucial troop surge in Afghanistan, prioritizing equipment upgrades to protect soldiers' lives and guiding the Pentagon through critical strategic shifts.

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Year	Robert Gates
1943	Birth of Robert Gates (Period: September 25, 1943, Location: Wichita, Kansas, United States)
1950	Boy Scout Activities and Eagle Scout Achievement (Age: 6 years old, Period: 1950s – early 1960s, Location: Wichita, Kansas, USA)
1957	Wichita High School East (Age: 13 years old, Period: c. 1957–1961, Location: Wichita, Kansas, USA)
1961	College of William & Mary (Age: 17 years old, Period: 1961–1965, Location: Williamsburg, Virginia, United States) Republican Party in college (Age: 17 years old, Period: 1961–1965, Location: Williamsburg, Virginia, United States)
1965	Indiana University Bloomington (Age: 21 years old, Period: 1965–1966, Location: Bloomington, Indiana, USA)
1966	Joining the CIA (Age: 22 years old, Period: 1966–1974, Location: United States) Georgetown University (Age: 22 years old, Period: 1966–1974, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1967	Enlistment in the United States Air Force (Age: 23 years old, Period: January 1967 – January 1969, Location: United States, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, USA) Marriage (Robert Gates, Marriage to Rebecca “Becky” Wilkie, Age: 23 years old, Period: January 7, 1967, Location: Specific wedding location could not be confirmed)
1974	Joining the National Security Council Staff (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1974–1979, Location: White House, Washington, D.C., USA)
1979	Return to the CIA and Promotion to Executive (Age: 35 years old, Period: 1979–1989, Location: CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia, USA)
1980	Issues Concerning Briefings and Information Provision to Congress by Intelligence Agencies (Age: 36 years old, Period: Late 1980s – 1991, Location: CIA, Washington, D.C., USA)
1981	Republican Party (Age: 37 years old, Period: 1981–1993, 2006–2009, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1985	Allegations Concerning Involvement in the Iran-Contra Affair (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1985–1987, 1991–1993, Location: United States, Iran, Nicaragua)
1987	Withdrawal of Nomination for Director of Central Intelligence (Age: 43 years old, Period: February 1987, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1989	Appointment as Deputy National Security Advisor (Age: 45 years old, Period: 1989 – November 1991, Location: White House, Washington, D.C., USA)
1991	Renomination and Appointment as Director of Central Intelligence (Age: 47 years old, Period: May 1991 – January 1993, Location: CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia, USA)
2002	Appointment as President of Texas A&M University (Age: 58 years old, Period: 2002–2006, Location: College Station, Texas, USA)
2006	Criticism Regarding Intelligence Assessments and Policy Judgments on the Iraq War (Age: 62 years old, Period: 2006–2011, Location: Iraq, Washington, D.C., USA) Policy Criticism Regarding the Prolongation of the War in Afghanistan (Age: 62 years old, Period: 2006–2011, Location: Afghanistan, Washington, D.C., USA) Participation in the Iraq Study Group (Age: 62 years old, Period: March 2006 – December 2006, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Appointment as Secretary of Defense (Age: 63 years old, Period: December 18, 2006 – June 30, 2011, Location: Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, USA)
2009	Retention as Secretary of Defense in the Obama Administration (Age: 65 years old, Period: January 2009 – June 2011, Location: Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, USA)
2011	Awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (Age: 67 years old, Period: June 30, 2011, Location: White House, Washington, D.C., USA)
2012	Appointment as Chancellor of the College of William & Mary (Age: 68 years old, Period: February 3, 2012–, Location: Williamsburg, Virginia, United States)
2014	National President of the Boy Scouts of America (Age: 70 years old, Period: 2014–2016, Location: United States) Publication of the Book "Duty" (Age: 70 years old, Period: 2014, Location: United States)
2016	Publication of the Book "A Passion for Leadership" (Age: 72 years old, Period: 2016, Location: United States)
2020	Publication of the Book "Exercise of Power" (Age: 76 years old, Period: 2020, Location: United States)

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The White House	Barack Obama Michelle Obama Rahm Emanuel William Daley Jack Lew Denis McDonough Valerie Jarrett David Axelrod David Plouffe John Podesta Robert Gibbs Jay Carney Josh Earnest Pete Rouse Anita Dunn Ben Rhodes
Cabinet and Administration	John Kerry Hillary Clinton Robert Gates Leon Panetta Chuck Hagel Ashton Carter Eric Holder Loretta Lynch Janet Napolitano Jeh Johnson Timothy Geithner Kathleen Sebelius Sylvia Mathews Burwell Arne Duncan Steven Chu Ernest Moniz Gina McCarthy Lisa Jackson Samantha Power Susan Rice

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