BIOGRAPHY OF MR. ROBERT M. GATES

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• Document Release Date: August 19, 2011
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BIOGRAPHY OF MR. ROBERT M. GATES
Robert M. Gates was sworn in as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
on 18 April 1986. In this position he is principal deputy to the Director, who
heads the Intelligence Community (all of the foreign intelligence agencies of
the United States) and directs the Central Intelligence Agency.
Mr. Gates, a native of Kansas, received his BA Degree from the College
of William and Mary in 1965, his Masters Degree in History from Indiana
University in 1966, and his Doctorate in Russian and Soviet History from
Georgetown University in 1974.
Mr. Gates joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1966, serving as an
intelligence analyst and as one of two Assistant National Intelligence Officers
for Strategic Programs. In 1974 he was assigned to the National Security
Council Staff.
After more than five years at the National Security Council, serving
three Presidents, Mr. Gates returned to the Central Intelligence Agency in
late 1979. He subsequently was appointed to a series of administrative
positions and served as National Intelligence Officer for the Soviet Union
prior to his appointment as Deputy Director for Intelligence in January 1982.
As DDI for nearly four and one-half years, Mr. Gates directed the
Central Intelligence Agency's component responsible for all analysis and
production of finished intelligence. In September 1983, Director Casey
appointed Mr. Gates Chairman of the National Intelligence Council concur-
rent with his position as Deputy Director for Intelligence. As Chairman of the
National Intelligence Council, Mr. Gates directed the preparation of all
National Intelligence Estimates prepared by the Intelligence Community.
Mr. Gates is the recipient of the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the
Intelligence Medal of Merit and the Arthur S. Fleming Award, which is
presented annually to the ten most outstanding young men and women in the
Federal Service.
Mr. Gates and his wife, Becky, have two children.
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