DURHAM — Robert Gates, the U.S. secretary of defense, will speak Sept. 29 at Duke University.

Gates will deliver the Ambassador S. Davis Phillips Family International Lecture at the Bryan Center on Duke’s West Campus. The 5 p.m. talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session for students.

The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Tickets can be picked up on a first-come, first-served basis at the University Box Office in the Bryan Center starting Friday for Duke students, faculty and staff, and Sept. 8 for the general public. Tickets are limited to one per person.

The event will also be available online on Duke’s Ustream channel, ustream.tv/dukeuniversity. Twitter users can discuss the speech in real time using the tag #dukelive.

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