GATES IN BAHRAIN U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets Bahrain's Minister of State for Defense Shaykh Muhammad bin Abdulla al-Khalifa at Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 12, 2008. Gates is in Bahrain to attend the International Institue for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogues. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.05 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 816457-R-NRC60-247.jpg Photo Gallery