Michael Armacost

Michael Armacost
United States Ambassador to Japan
In office May 15, 1989 – July 19, 1993
President	George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Mike Mansfield
Succeeded by	Fritz Mondale
United States Secretary of State
Acting
In office January 20, 1989 – January 25, 1989
President	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	George Shultz
Succeeded by	James Baker
13th Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
In office May 18, 1984 – March 2, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Lawrence Eagleburger
Succeeded by	Robert M. Kimmitt
United States Ambassador to the Philippines
In office March 12, 1982 – April 18, 1984
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Richard W. Murphy
Succeeded by	Stephen W. Bosworth
President of the Brookings Institution
In office October 2, 1995 – July 1, 2002
Preceded by	Bruce K. MacLaury
Succeeded by	Strobe Talbott
Personal details
Born	Michael Hayden Armacost (1937-04-15) April 15, 1937 (age 87)
Education	Carleton College (BA) Columbia University (PhD)
Occupation	Diplomat

Michael Hayden Armacost (born April 15, 1937)^[1] is a retired American diplomat and a fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute. He was acting United States Secretary of State during the early days of the administration of President George H. W. Bush, before Secretary James Baker was confirmed by the Senate. Armacost also served as United States Ambassador to Japan and the president of the Brookings Institution from 1995 to 2002.