In a 2007 profile written by former national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, Time named Gates one of the year's most influential people. He was confirmed with bipartisan support. Bush as secretary of defense in 2006, replacing Donald Rumsfeld. Gates was nominated by Republican president George W. Hamilton that studied the lessons of the Iraq War. Gates served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. After leaving the CIA, Gates became president of Texas A&M University and was a member of several corporate boards. 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. Gates began his career serving as an officer in the United States Air Force but was quickly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Bush and was retained by President Barack Obama. He was originally appointed by President George W. Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is an American intelligence analyst and university president who served as the twenty-second United States secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. 17th United States Deputy National Security Advisorġ6th Deputy Director of Central Intelligenceģ6th National President of the Boy Scouts of America
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