Duty：Memoirs of a Secretary at War

RobertM.Gatesservedassecretaryofdefensefrom2006to2011.HealsoservedasanofficerintheUnitedStatesAirForceandworkedfortheCentralIntelligenceAgencybeforebeingappointeddirectoroftheagencybyPresidentGeorgeH.W.Bush.HewasamemberoftheNationalSecurityCouncilstaffinfouradministrationsandservedeightpresidentsofbothpoliticalparties.Additionally,Gateshasacontinuingdistinguishedrecordintheprivatesectorandinacademia,includingcurrentlyservingaschancelloroftheCollegeofWilliamandMary.HeholdsaPh.D.inRussianandSoviethistoryfromGeorgetownUniversity.