Background
Armacost, Michael Hayden was born on April 15, 1937 in Cleveland. Son of George H. and Verda Gay (Hayden) Armacost.
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Armacost, Michael Hayden was born on April 15, 1937 in Cleveland. Son of George H. and Verda Gay (Hayden) Armacost.
Bachelor, Carleton College, 1958. Postgraduate, Friedrich Wilhelms University, 1959. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1961.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1965.
Associate professor government Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1962-1970, Wig Distinguished professor, 1966. Member policy planning staff State Department, Washington, 1969-1972. Special assistant to ambassador American Embassy, Tokyo, 1972-1974.
Member policy planning staff State Department, Washington, 1974-1977. Senior staff member National Security Council, 1977-1978. Deputy assistant secretary defense international security affairs Department Defense, 1978-1980, principal deputy assistant secretary East Asian and Pacific affairs, 1980-1982.
Ambassador to Philippines, 1982-1984. Under secretary for political affairs, 1984-1989. Ambassador to Japan, 1989-1993.
Distinguished senior fellow, visiting professor Stanford University, 1993-1995. President The Brookings Institution, since 1995.
Policy Planning, Staff Department, Washington 1974-1977. National Security Council, Washington 1977-1978. Council on Foreign Relations.
Married Roberta June Bray, March 7, 1959. Children: Scott, Timothy, Christopher.