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Robert Gates

Secretary of Defense · 2006

Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense. The Senate voted 95–2 on the nomination on Dec 6, 2006 (Nomination Confirmed). CIA director, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and university president

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Positions

  • Secretary of Defense2006-12-18–2011-07-01

Senate confirmation votes

  • Secretary of Defense
    109th Congress · Nomination Confirmed    95–2 · Dec 6, 2006

Biography

CIA director, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and university president

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