 | Dr. Robert M. Gates 22nd President Texas A&M University. Photo © 2002-2006 All rights reserved, Texas A&M University president@tamu.edu |
Acting Director of Central Intelligence, 18 December 1986–26 May 1987
BIRTH 25 September 1943, Wichita, Kansas
EDUCATION College of William and Mary, B.A., 1965; Indiana University, M.A., 1966; Georgetown University, Ph.D., 1974
WIFE: Becky Gates (two children)
APPOINTED 14 May 1991 by President George Bush; confirmed by Senate, 5 November 1991; sworn in, 6 November 1991
DEPUTY DIRECTOR Richard J. Kerr, 6 November 1991–2 March 1992; Adm. William O. Studeman from 9 April 1992 through remainder of Dr. Gates’s tenure
EARLIER CAREER Intelligence analyst, CIA, 1966-74
National Security Council Staff, 1974-79
Returned to CIA in late 1979
Director, DCI/DDCI Executive Staff, CIA, 1981-82
Deputy Director for Intelligence, 1982-86
Chairman, National Intelligence Council, 1983-86
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, 18 April 1986–20 March 1989
Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, March-August 1989; Assistant to the President and Deputy for National Security Affairs, August 1989–November 1991
LATER CAREER Private consultant.
Source: cia.gov
Robert Gates, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Childhood and education: A native of Wichita, Kansas, Gates attained the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America and is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America. He graduated from Wichita East High School in 1961. Gates received his bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary in 1965, his master's degree in history from Indiana University in 1966, and his Ph.D. in Russian and Soviet history from Georgetown University in 1974.
Intelligence career: While at Indiana University, Gates was recruited to join the Central Intelligence Agency. But before joining the CIA full-time as an intelligence analyst, he spent two years in the Air Force; one job was giving intelligence briefings to ICBM missile crews at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. (The CIA offered no exemption from the draft during the Vietnam War.)
Gates left the CIA in 1974 to serve on the National Security Council staff but returned to the CIA in late 1979. He was named the Director of the DCI/DDCI Executive Staff in 1981, Deputy Director for Intelligence in 1982, and Deputy Director of Central Intelligence from April 18, 1986, to March 20, 1989. He was nominated to become the Director of Central Intelligence in early 1987, but withdrew the nomination after it became clear the Senate would reject it due to controversy[2] about his role in the Iran-Contra affair.
Gates was Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs from March until August of 1989, and was Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Adviser from August 1989 until November 1991. He was nominated (for the second time) for the position of Director of Central Intelligence by President Bush on May 14, 1991, confirmed by the Senate on November 5, and sworn in on November 6, becoming the only career officer in the CIA's history (as of 2005) to rise from entry-level employee to Director. Deputy Directors during his tenure were Richard J. Kerr (from November 6, 1991, until March 2, 1992) and Adm. William O. Studeman (from April 9, 1992, through the remainder of Dr. Gates’ tenure).
During his 26-year career as an intelligence professional, he spent almost nine years on the National Security Council, serving four Presidents of both major political parties.
In 1996, his memoirs were published under the title From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War.
Gates has been highly decorated for his service: he was the recipient of the National Security Medal and the Presidential Citizens Medal, was twice awarded the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, and three times received the Distinguished Intelligence Medal.
Gates' awards & decorations include:
Government Awards, National Security Medal, Presidential Citizens Medal, National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal (twice), Distinguished Intelligence Medal (thrice).
Other Awards, Eagle Scout, Distinguished Eagle Scout Award
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