By SPA,
Washington : US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has agreed to stay in the job for at least one year of president-elect Barack Obama’s administration, ABC News and Politico reported Tuesday, citing unnamed officials.
Gates is a registered independent but has served in numerous Republican administrations. He replaced Donald Rumsfeld as Pentagon chief in December 2006.
Obama has spent this week announcing his economic team, and is next week expected to present his national security and foreign policy appointments, DPA reported.
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