Michael Armacost

Michael Armacost     ( deep state operative?)
Born	15 April 1937  Cleveland,  Ohio,  USA
Died	March 8, 2025 (Age 87)
Nationality	US
Alma mater	•  Carleton College •  Columbia University
Member of	Brookings Institution, Council on Foreign Relations/Members, Trilateral Commission
President of the Brookings Institution, Acting US Secretary of State for 5 days in 1989  Brookings Institution/President In office 1995 - 2002 Deputy Martin Indyk Preceded by Bruce MacLaury Succeeded by Strobe Talbott  US/Ambassador/Japan  In office May 15, 1989 - July 19, 1993  Acting US/Secretary of State  In office January 20, 1989 - January 25, 1989 Deputy Lawrence Eagleburger Preceded by George Shultz Succeeded by James Baker  Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs  In office May 18, 1984 - March 2, 1989 Employer Reagan administration Succeeded by Robert Kimmitt  US/Ambassador/Philippines  In office March 12, 1982 - April 18, 1984

Michael Hayden Armacost was an American diplomat who attended the 1997 Bilderberg meeting.

Education

Armacost was the son of George H. Armacost, president of the University of Redlands, and Verda Gay Armacost. He pursued higher education at Carleton College, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1958, and at Columbia University, obtaining a Master of Arts in 1961 and a Ph.D. in 1965.

Career

In 1982, President Reagan appointed him as U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, where he negotiated a successful five-year extension of the Military Bases Agreement, a key component of the overall U.S. Far East strategy at the time. He then became Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 1984 to 1989 under George Shultz. In 1989, President George H.W. Bush appointed Armacost to be U.S. Ambassador to Japan.

As undersecretary of state for political affairs, Armacost played a key role at the State Department during the entire Iran-contra affair.

During his four-year tenure as US ambassador to Japan, Armacost earned the nickname "Mr. Gaiatsu" (external pressure) for demanding Japan to make a visible contribution to the Gulf War and for calling on Japan to allow Us imports and deregulate its markets, which part contributed to a three decade recession in Japan.

 

Event Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1997	12 June 1997	15 June 1997	US Lake Lanier Georgia (State)	The 45th Bilderberg meeting

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