Michael Hayden Hayden ARMACOST

Background

Armacost, Michael Hayden was born on April 15, 1937 in Cleveland. Son of George H. and Verda Gay (Hayden) Armacost.

Education

Bachelor, Carleton College, 1958. Postgraduate, Friedrich Wilhelms University, 1959. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1961.

Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1965.

Career

He previously was the president of the Brookings Institution from 1995 to 2002. Years later he was appointed to be the United States Ambassador to Japan from 1989 to 1993, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 1984 to 1989, and Ambassador to the Philippines from 1982 to 1984, during a critical period of political upheaval during the Ferdinand Marcos presidency. On January 20, 1989, he was the designated survivor at President Bush"s inauguration.

He also served as Acting Secretary of State from January 20, 1989 to January 25, 1989.

In the interval between 1995 and 2002, Armacost served as president of Washington Doctorate.C"s Brookings Institution, the nation"s oldest think tank and a leader in research on politics, government, international affairs, economics, and public policy. Armacost is the author of three books, the most recent of which, Friends or Rivals? was published in 1996 and draws on his tenure as ambassador.

He also co-edited, with Daniel Okimoto, The Future of America"s Alliances in Northeast Asia, published in 2004 by Shorenstein APARC. Armacost has served on numerous corporate and nonprofit boards, including Thompson Ramo Wooldridge, American Family Life Assurance Company, Applied Materials, USEC, Incorporated., Cargill, Incorporated, Carleton College, and The Asia Foundation. Armacost received a Bachelor of Arts in international relations from Carleton College in 1958, an honorary degree in 1989, where he was chairman of the board of trustees from 2004 to 2008, and earned his Doctor of Philosophy from Columbia University.

Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cordon, 2007 (Japan).

Achievements

• Michael Hayden Armacost has been listed as a noteworthy Research institution executive, ambassador by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Politics of Weapons Innovation: The Thor-Jupiter Controversy

Membership

In January 1977 Armacost was selected as a member of the National Security Council to handle East Asian and Chinese affairs under the Carter administration until July 1978, when he was replaced by Nicholas Platt.

Connections

Married Roberta June Bray, March 7, 1959. Children: Scott, Timothy, Christopher.

Father:

George H. Armacost

Mother:

Verda Gay (Hayden) Armacost

Spouse:

Roberta June Bray

child:

Christopher Armacost

child:

Timothy Armacost

child:

Scott Armacost