Robert Gates

Robert M. Gates was the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense. He stepped down in 2011. Gates has a long and distinguished career in National Security Affairs. Robert Michael Gates was born in Wichita, Kansas on September 25, 1943. As a child, he was involved in the Boy Scouts of America, eventually attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. His time in the BSA without a doubt instilled within him the values that would enable him to have a long career in public service and confer upon him a solid reputation that transverses party lines. Robert Gates graduated Wichita High School East in 1961 and received a scholarship to attend the College of William and Mary, graduating in 1965 with a Bachelor of Arts. in History. While attending William & Mary, Gates was an active member and president of the Alpha Phi Omega chapter and the Young Republicans. Gates attended Indiana University as a Graduate student and subsequently received a MA in History in 1966. In 1974, Gates completed his doctorate in