Washington Post (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
PRISTINA, Kosovo, Oct. 7 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited Kosovo on Tuesday and reiterated U.S. support for the newly independent state, which has failed to achieve the broad recognition it expected because of opposition from Russia and NATO allies such as Spain.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | yesterday
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates congratulated the citizens of Kosovo on their progress in establishing the newest nation on Earth.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | yesterday
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates toured Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo, met with servicemembers there and in Gjilan, and saw for himself the changes U.S. and NATO forces have brought to the nation.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Robert M. Gates’s visit was the first by a U.S. cabinet member since Kosovo’s independence declaration and the first of an American defense secretary since 2001.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | yesterday
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited with U.S. troops assigned to NATO's Kosovo Force in what was the first visit to Kosovo by a defense secretary since 2001.
Global Security (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Gates to Attend Meetings in Macedonia, HungaryBy Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2008 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will travel this week to participate in a southeastern Europe defense ministerial conference in Macedonia and a NATO meeting in Hungary, senior defense officials said.The Russian invasion of Georgia probably will be a primary discussion point at the...
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
While the alliance's transformation is the scheduled topic of discussion at a NATO defense ministerial conference this week in Budapest, Hungary, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Afghanistan and Russia also will be high on the agenda.
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | yesterday
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT, Oct. 6, 2008 – While the alliance’s transformation is the scheduled topic of discussion at a NATO defense ministerial conference this week in Budapest, Hungary, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today that Afghanistan and Russia also will be high on the agenda. In Budapest, Gates told reporters traveling with him, the principal issue is getting...
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will travel this week to participate in a southeastern Europe defense ministerial conference in Macedonia and a NATO meeting in Hungary, senior defense officials said.
CDR Salamander (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Oh my stars & garters - my heart is all a-flutter. NYT , WaPo , LATimes, Reuters , WashTimes - even GovExec are all over SECDEF Gates's (PBUH) remarks at National Defense University. WOW! Is he on target! ...Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Monday that the military must understand the limits of combat power and its leaders must be skeptical that technology can bring order...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
PRISTINA, Kosovo - The United States will continue its troop presence in Kosovo until at least late next year, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said just before he arrived here yesterday, reaffirming U.S. support for the fledgling nation in the face of stern opposition from Russia.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | yesterday
Some U.S. soldiers in Kosovo have a job similar to that of a beat cop, and they took Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates along with them as they walked the streets.
Peace Action Blog (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
The Cabinet: Defense Secretary By John M. Donnelly, CQ Staff Under the unusual system of civilian control of the United States military, the person with the best office in the Pentagon’s “E Ring” is No. 2 in the chain of command and is the principal military policy adviser to the president. Under the orders [...]
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will travel this week to participate in a southeastern Europe defense ministerial conference in Macedonia and a NATO meeting in Hungary, senior defense officials said. Violent attacks in northern Iraq have dropped by 60 percent in the past year, and progress in the region has left the insurgency broken, a senior commander in the area said. • The State...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
A senior adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama praised Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates yesterday and said Gates could do "even better" as Pentagon chief in an Obama administration.
