Obama's Inner Circle
(Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
Robert Gates
Secretary of Defense
Date of Birth: September 25, 1943
Place of Birth: Wichita, Kansas
Gates is a holdover from the Bush administration. George W. Bush named him secretary of defense in December 2006.
What do you think of the people who make up Barack Obama's inner circle? And how is Obama's administration doing so far?