Ralph Earle II | |
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| Born | September 26, 1928 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 2020 (aged 91) |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, diplomat, arms control negotiator |
| Relatives | George H. Earle III (father) |
Ralph Earle II (September 26, 1928 - January 13, 2020) was an American diplomat and arms control negotiator. He was a key architect of several major international arms control accords. He served as the United States' chief negotiator at the SALT II round of talks on nuclear disarmament from 1978 to 1979, as director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) between 1980 and 1981 and as deputy director at the ACDA from 1994 to 1999.