Richard Armitage (government official)
Richard Lee Armitage (April 26, 1945 – April 13, 2025) was an American Republican politician.
Richard Armitage | |
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| 13th United States Deputy Secretary of State | |
| In office March 26, 2001 – February 23, 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Strobe Talbott |
| Succeeded by | Robert Zoellick |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs | |
| In office April 2, 1983 – June 5, 1989 Acting: April 2, 1983 – June 5, 1983 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Bing West |
| Succeeded by | Harry Rowen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Lee Armitage April 26, 1945 Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | April 13, 2025 (aged 79) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Samford |
| Children | 8 |
| Relatives | Iain Armitage (grandson) Euan Morton (son-in-law) |
| Education | U.S. Naval Academy (BS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch | File:Flag of the United States Navy.svg United States Navy |
| Service years | 1967–1973 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Conflict | Vietnam War |
He worked as an aide to Senator Bob Dole.[1]
Armitage was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia and Pacific Affairs (1981–1983) and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (1983–1989) during the Ronald Reagan presidency.
He was Deputy Secretary of State from March 2001 to February 2005 during the George W. Bush presidency.[2]
Armitage was known for his role in Plame affair. Armitage said in 2006 that he leaked Valerie Plame Wilson's identity as a CIA officer to columnist Robert Novak, who revealed her identity in a July 2003 column.[3][4]
Armitage died of a pulmonary embolism on April 13, 2025, at the age of 79, at a hospital in Arlington, Virginia.[5]
Richard Armitage (government Official) Media
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Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson meet in 2002
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UK Order of St Michael and St George ribbon bar.
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Ribbon bar: Order of Australia (civil / general division).
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Ribbon bar: Order of the Rising Sun (Japan), 1st Class Grand Cordon
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Ribbon of the Presidential Citizens Medal
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United States Department of State Distinguished Honor Award Ribbon Bar
References
- ↑ Remarks to the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations: Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State, Marc Susser, Historian of the State Department, Washington, DC, June 5, 2003.
- ↑ Richard Lee Armitage (1945–), Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State.
- ↑ Smith, R. Jeffrey (September 8, 2006). Armitage Says He Was Source of CIA Leak. p. A03. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/07/AR2006090701781.html.
- ↑ David Johnston (September 7, 2006). Armitage Says He Was the Source in C.I.A. Leak. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/07/washington/07cnd-armitage.html.
- ↑ "Remembering Richard L. Armitage". Armitage International. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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