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Armitage held significant government positions in the United States’ diplomacy and security, contributing to the strengthening of the Japan-US alliance.
Former US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage passed away at 79.
Former US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, renowned for his expertise on Japan and a respected figure in US foreign policy, passed away on Sunday, April 13, at the age of 79.
Armitage held significant government positions in the United States’ diplomacy and security, contributing to the strengthening of the Japan-US alliance.
Armitage International, LC, the consulting firm he founded, confirmed that he died from a pulmonary embolism.
Following the news of Armitage’s passing away, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed condolences and praised the diplomat’s achievements.
Who Was Richard Armitage?
- A graduate of the US Naval Academy, Armitage served in the Navy during the Vietnam War.
- Under President Ronald Reagan, he was the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs.
- From 2001 to 2005, he served as deputy secretary of state under President George W Bush.
- Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Armitage urged global cooperation to remove the Taliban from Afghanistan.
- Armitage was famous for emphasising Japan’s significance to the United States. Since 2005, Armitage contributed to The Yomiuri Shimbun’s “Insights into the World” series, with an original English version of his column appearing in The Japan News.
- He was also awarded the “Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun” by the Japanese government in 2015.
- Location :
Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
