Robert Gates

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:CIA_Distinguished_Intelligence_Medal
Presidential Medal of Freedom
National Security Medal
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Wichita,_Kansas,_USA
gptkbp:bornIn September 25, 1943
gptkbp:children 4
gptkbp:education gptkb:Indiana_University
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Robert_Michael_Gates
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Gates
gptkbp:influenced Counterterrorism efforts
Military personnel policies
Defense budget decisions
U.S._foreign_policy
U.S._military_strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkb:Donald_Rumsfeld
gptkb:Colin_Powell
Condoleezza Rice
gptkbp:knownFor Advocating for military reform
Role_in_the_Iraq_War
Bipartisan_approach_to_defense_policy
Leadership_in_the_U.S._Department_of_Defense
Managing_U.S._military_strategy
Role_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:occupation government official
gptkbp:politicalParty Independent
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Donald_Rumsfeld
gptkbp:retired gptkb:CIA
Secretary_of_Defense
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Board_of_Directors_of_the_Council_on_Foreign_Relations
gptkb:National_Security_Council
gptkb:CIA
gptkb:U.S._Air_Force
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Defense
gptkb:Board_of_Trustees_of_the_University_of_Notre_Dame
Secretary_of_Defense
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Becky_Gates
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Leon_Panetta
gptkbp:termEnd July 1, 2011
gptkbp:termStart December 18, 2006
gptkbp:wrote Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War
A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service
From_the_Shadows:_The_Ultimate_Insider's_Story_of_Five_Presidents_and_How_They_Won_the_Cold_War