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Robert Gates speaks at Economic Club of Grand Rapids

Gates was the featured speaker for the annual dinner.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The former defense secretary and CIA director, Robert Gates, was in Grand Rapids on Monday evening.

Gates was the featured speaker at the Economic Club of Grand Rapids' annual dinner. After his speech, he took part in an on-stage interview with David Ignatius, a Washington Post foreign affairs columnist.

Gates was the Secretary of Defense from 2006-2011, and he was the CIA Director from 1991-1993.

The annual dinner was held at the DeVos Place.

Also at the event, Richard Breon, Spectrum Health's CEO, was honored at the Business Person of the Year.

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