Background
Armitage, Richard Lee was born on April 26, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Leo Holmes and Ruth H. Armitage.
Armitage, Richard Lee was born on April 26, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Leo Holmes and Ruth H. Armitage.
Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy.
Naval operations coordinator Defense Attache Office, Saigon, Vietnam, 1973-1975. Consultant United States Department Defense, Washington, 1975-1976, Iran, 1975-1976. Partner Agent-Export, Bangkok, 1976-1978, Washington, 1976-1978.
Administrative assistant to Senator Robert Dole United States Senate, 1978-1979. Self-employed consultant Fairfax, Virginia, 1979-1980. Foreign policy advisor Reagan for President campaign, Washington, 1980.
Translations advisor United States Government, 1980-1981. Assistant secretary for East Asia United States Department Defense, 1981-1983, assistant secretary for international security affairs, 1983—1989. Presidential special negotiator for Phillippines military bases The White House, 1989—1992.
United States ambassador to the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union United States Department State, 1992—1993. President Armitage Associate, 1993—2001. Deputy secretary United States Department State, Washington, 2001—2005.
President Armitage International L.C., Arlington, Virginia, since 2005. Member strategy group Aspen Institute. Board directors ManTech International, since 2005, ConocoPhillips, since 2006.
Served to lieutenant United States Navy, 1967-1973, Vietnam. Member Association Asian Studies.
Married Laura Alice Samford, April 15, 1968. Children: Beth, Lee, Jenny, Paul.