Michael H. Armacost is a fellow at Stanford University's Institute for International Studies. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in He previously was the president of the Brookings Institution from 1995-2002. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington D 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. A National Security Council (NSC is usually an Executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 Nicholas Platt (born March 10, 1936) is an American Diplomat who served as U 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. An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP He also served as Acting Secretary of State from January 20-January 25, 1989. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) He was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun in 2007. The Order of the Rising Sun (旭日章 Kyokujitsu shō ?
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. This article is about Carleton College in Northfield Minnesota D. from Columbia University. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League.
| 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 |