04/11/2001
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"You've done everything that can be expected for an Ambassador."
"Robert M. Gates, of Texas, to be Secretary of Defense, vice Donald Henry Rumsfeld, resigned."
"I appreciated very much His Eminence's strong position against the murder of innocent life."
"President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate four people, appoint one person and designate one person to serve in his Administration."