WILLIAMSBURG, Va., May 13 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:

Inspired by the legacy of Chancellor Robert M. Gates '65, L.H.D. '98, the Robert M. Gates Global Policy Center and William & Mary are launching a signature center for foreign policy teaching and research.

The Robert M. Gates Global Policy Center (GGPC) and William & Mary's Global Research Institute (GRI) are establishing the Robert M. Gates Initiative in American Statecraft.

The Gates Initiative in American Statecraft will create a premier hub for intergenerational learning and policy-relevant research on American strategy and U.S. non-military instruments of power - including diplomacy, science and technology, development and security assistance and geoecon...