Richard Armitage

Politician

1945 –

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Who is Richard Armitage?

Richard Lee Armitage is a former naval officer and a Republican politician who was appointed the 13th United States Deputy Secretary of State at the State Department, serving from 2001 to 2005 under George W. Bush. He has acknowledged that he publicly released the classified information that Valerie Plame Wilson was a secret agent for the CIA, triggering the Plame Affair, though he has said it was inadvertent.

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Born
Apr 26, 1945
Boston
Also known as
  • Richard L Armitage
  • Richard Lee Armitage
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • United States Naval Academy
    ( - 1967)
Employment
  • United States Department of State
    (2001 - 2005)
  • President, Armitage Associates
    (1993 - 2001)
  • Assistant Secretary for International Security Policy, United States Department of Defense
    (1983 - 1989)
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, United States Department of Defense
    (1981 - 1983)
  • United States Navy
    (1967 - 1973)
Lived in
  • Boston
  • Atlanta

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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