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Gates began his career serving as an officer in the United States Air Force but was quickly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). [2] 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 from 1991 to 1993.
The 16-foot (5 m) diameter granite CIA seal in the lobby of the original headquarters building. The entrance of the CIA headquarters. The director of central intelligence (DCI) was the head of the American Central Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 2004, acting as the principal intelligence advisor to the president of the United States and the United States National Security Council, as well as ...
14th Director of Central Intelligence; In office May 26, 1987 – August 31, 1991: President: Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush: Deputy: Robert Gates Richard James Kerr: Preceded by: William J. Casey: Succeeded by: Robert Gates: 3rd Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; In office February 23, 1978 – May 25, 1987: President: Jimmy ...
The former defense secretary, CIA director and higher education official spoke to POLITICO following a keynote discussion at the CivXNow Policy Summit. Robert Gates: How civics education became a ...
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will have an academic building named after him at William & Mary, the university in Virginia where he holds the honorary position of chancellor, the ...
The former US Defense secretary is having doubts about both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump -- but he is seemingly more concerned about one.
The director reports to the director of national intelligence (DNI) and is assisted by the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (DD/CIA). The director is a civilian or a general or flag officer of the United States Armed Forces [2] nominated by the president of the United States, with the recommendation from the DNI, [3] and must ...
Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War is a nonfiction book written by Robert M. Gates, a former U.S. secretary of defense. It was published in January 2014 by Alfred A. Knopf . The book recounts Gates's service in the George W. Bush administration (2006–2009) and the Obama administration (2009–2011), including his experiences managing the ...