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. He was 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. For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... The Brookings Institution is one of the oldest and best known think tanks in the United States. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... The Seal of the United States Secretary of State The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Michael Armacost's Project Syndicate op/eds (http://www.project-syndicate.org/contributors/contributor_comm.php4?id=605)
As Herb Malin said of Armacost, "He had to tell people in high places things they don’t like to hear." About this time, William Sullivan, a former ambassador to the Philippines publicly suggested that perhaps a special envoy of ambassadorial rank ought to be sent out to read Marcos the riot act.
Armacost’s pressure on Marcos to liberalize his regime was winning it credibility with some factions of a very divided opposition.
Armacost too survived his diplomatic tightrope act, and was rewarded with a powerful new position back in Washington.
This memoir of MichaelArmacost's stint as ambassador to Japan, from May 1989 to July 1993, provides insight into that issue, a question that certainly is on the mind of ambassador-designate Tom Foley with the approach of his Senate confirmation hearings.
Armacost later relates that, as a result of the auto industry targets announce during the January 1992 Bush visit and the numbers-oriented 1986 and 1991 semiconductor industry agreements, the incoming Clinton was infatuated with "results" (p.
Armacost was quite aware of the underlying tensions in the bilateral security relationship, and he was helped by events -- the end of the Cold War and the Gulf War -- in nudging ties in a constructive direction.
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