Robert Gates to speak at Western Washington University leadership forum

Robert Gates, a former U.S. secretary of defense and CIA director, will headline Western Washington University’s Leadership Forum on Thursday.

The forum will be at the Hotel Bellwether, at 1 Bellwether Way. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. before a noon lunch. Gates’ keynote address will begin at 12:45 p.m., Western officials said.