The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) National Council elected Dr. Robert M. Gates, former secretary of defense and former director of central intelligence, as the organization’s national president. Dr. Gates spoke to the Scouting family during the organization’s National Annual Meeting. Read his prepared remarks here:

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