Gates said Iran's defiance has convinced nations involved in the issue, including Russia and China, that stronger action is warranted.

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Gates said he would like to see more Asian support for funding Afghanistan's security and building the country's institutions.

VOA: standard.2009.05.30

Gates said the U.S.and Israel are in full agreement on the negative consequences of having Iran obtain nuclear weapons capabilities.

VOA: standard.2009.07.27

In his visit to Tokyo last month, U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates said there was no room for renegotiating the deal.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

Despite the missile threat, Secretary Gates said there is still time to negotiate with Tehran over the country's nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday that military leaders, including McChrystal, are confident that U.S.forces are making progress against insurgents in Afghanistan.

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Gates says Yemen's president appears to be reluctant to support the idea, because it would imply his government is not capable of handling the resettlement.

VOA: standard.2009.05.06

U.S.officials have largely refrained from publicly speaking about the operations, but Defense Secretary Robert Gates said earlier this year there are no plans to stop them.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, Secretary Gates said the U.S.intelligence community believes that Iran has been slower to develop its intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities than previously thought.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

In-between the meetings in Baghdad and Irbil, Secretary Gates stopped at a U.S.airbase near the disputed city of Kirkuk, where he told several hundred American troops he sees signs of progress toward resolving Iraq's Arab-Kurd dispute.

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U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in a Senate hearing that the missile tested by Iran was likely in the lower end of a 2,000 to 2,500 kilometer capability, but added U.S.officials could not yet say if it hit its target as claimed by Tehran.

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And although U.S.officials say small adjustments may be possible in the specific plan for an air base in northern Okinawa, Secretary Gates said he doubts the U.S.Congress would agree to significant changes in the agreement, particularly if they would cost the United States more money.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

That force is scheduled to be reduced from nearly by next October,and to zero by the end of 2011, although Secretary Gates said Friday there could be a follow-on agreement for some U.S.troops to stay, particularly elements of the Air Force.

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And today were announcing a commitment over this next decade, which we think of as a decade of vaccines having incredible impact were announcing well spend over $10 billion on vaccines, Despite the amount of the foundations pledge, Gates says its not enough to develop all the vaccines needed in the developing world.

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And time has proven him correct. Bill Gates was Microsoft's largest shareholder.

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The spokesman also said the general's specific troop request will be sent to Secretary Gates this week, as the review continues.

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Rasmussen and Gates also reported that the NATO defense ministers endorsed the Obama Administration's approach to European missile defense.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Answering a question from one of the American soldiers, Gates called Iraq's Arab-Kurd issue "perhaps the most worrisome" in the country.

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After President Barack Obama announced the agreement at the White House Friday morning, U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates made this simple declaration.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates has rejected calls for a withdrawal deadline for American troops, saying that would be a "strategic mistake".

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates criticized North Korea Saturday for recklessly pursuing nuclear and missile capabilities while many of its people starved.

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U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates is among a list of several top Washington officials who are visiting Israel this week.

VOA: standard.2009.07.27

Morrell says Gates gave his condolences on the bombings, and offered any needed U.S.help to investigate them and to improve security.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

All that is in General McChrystal's plan. Last week,Defense Secretary Robert Gates appealed for patience as the administration works through the issue.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has said as many as 100 Guantanamo detainees may be transferred to U.S.facilities.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

Gates also addressed criticism from some members of the U.S.Congress that the change will embolden Russia at the expense of America's European allies.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

The Pentagon Press Secretary, Geoff Morrell, says at Tuesday's meeting Secretary Gates praised China for increased transparency about its military capabilities and intentions.

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