Robert Gates

National / Politics Jan 27, 2018

Japan decorates former U.S. officials Robert Gates and Stephen Hadley for strengthening security alliance

Japan has recognized former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and former National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley for their contributions to strengthening the bilateral alliance. In a decoration ceremony in Washington on Thursday, a message from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was read by an embassy official, ...

National Nov 3, 2017

Ex-U.S. diplomats among 149 foreign nationals set to receive high government honor

The government said Friday it will bestow decorations on a record 149 foreign nationals this fall — including former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice — as well as 4,103 Japanese for their achievements across a wide ...