Category:Thomas S. Gates, Jr.

**Thomas S. Gates, Jr.**
	American diplomat (1906-1983)
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Name in native language	Thomas Sovereign Gates Jr.;
Date of birth	10 April 1906; Germantown
Date of death	25 March 1983; Philadelphia
Country of citizenship	United States of America;
Educated at	University of Pennsylvania; Springside Chestnut Hill Academy;
Occupation	military officer; diplomat; politician; businessman;
Member of	Phi Beta Kappa Society;
Member of political party	Republican Party;
Position held	United States Ambassador to China (1976–1977); United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (1959–1959); United States Secretary of Defense (1959–1961); United States Secretary of the Navy (1957–1959); Under Secretary of the Navy (1953–1957); ambassador;
Award received	Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge (1957);
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