WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a Senate panel Thursday he has asked for $50 million to build a cell block in the United States for Guantanamo detainees.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he supports President Barack Obama's plans to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
TALLINN, Estonia, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates sought to reassure the Baltic States of continued U.S. and NATO support while in Estonia Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush will leave a decision to shut the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison camp to his successor, current and former officials say.
WASHINGTON, May 26 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates has told a Senate committee the search for a way to close the Guantanamo detainee prison has stalled, The Washington Post said.
BEIJING, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Cao Gangchuan Monday to discuss broadening defense relations.
BRUSSELS, June 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in Brussels that the U.S. plan for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe won't be altered.
WASHINGTON, March 23 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates repeatedly urged the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and wanted detainees moved to the United States.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates appears to have a soft spot for former President Jimmy Carter, judging from past writing.
LONDON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and British Prime Minister Tony Blair met in London Sunday on President George W. Bush's new Iraq war strategy.