Michael Armacost
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Michael H. Armacost is a fellow at Stanford University's Institute for International Studies. He previously was the president of the Brookings Institution from 1995-2002. 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. Years later he was appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 1989-1993, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 1984-1989, and Ambassador to the Philippines from 1982-1984. He also served as Acting Secretary of State from January 20-January 25, 1989. He was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun in 2007.
Armacost received a BA in International Relations from Carleton College in 1958, an honorary degree[1] in 1989, where he is currently chairman of the board of trustees, and earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University.
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| Preceded by Mike Mansfield |
U.S. Ambassador to Japan 1989–1993 |
Succeeded by Walter Mondale |
| Preceded by Bruce MacLaury |
President of the Brookings Institution 1995 – 2002 |
Succeeded by Strobe Talbott |
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