He was selected as the 2017 BSA National Alumnus of the Year. Gates is also a Vigil Honor member within the Order of the Arrow, BSA's National Honor Society. He graduated from Wichita High School East in 1961. Gates attained the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award and Silver Buffalo Award from the BSA as an adult. Gates was born in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Isabel V. In 2012, Gates was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Since leaving the Obama administration, Gates was elected president of the Boy Scouts of America, served as Chancellor of the College of William & Mary, and served as a member on several corporate boards. Gates was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, by President Obama during his retirement ceremony. 'He'll be remembered for making us aware of the danger of over-reliance on military intervention as an instrument of American foreign policy,' said former senator David L. He continued to serve as secretary of defense in President Barack Obama's administration. In 2008, Gates was named one of America's Best Leaders by U.S. 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

Beyond the Desert Gate by Mary Ray