Mr. Armitage was a central figure in chapters of American national security from the Vietnam War era to the post-Sept. 11, ...

But Richard Armitage, who died on Sunday at age 79, was among the most influential American foreign policy officials of the past four decades. He was also the undisputed, longtime leader of a ...

By Trip Gabriel Richard L. Armitage, who served as the No. 2 official at the State Department from 2001 to 2005, during the turbulent era of the 9/11 attacks and the start of America’s ...

He knew the reach of American power. And the value of restraint. Mr Richard Armitage, an old-school US diplomat, is being remembered here and in Singapore for shaping Washington’s approach to ...

WASHINGTON -- Richard Armitage, a respected figure in U.S. foreign policy toward Asia who served as deputy secretary of state under President George W. Bush, died on Sunday at age 79. Armitage ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Richard Armitage, a former U.S. deputy secretary of state known as a longtime Asia hand who had close connections with Japan, has died at the age of 79, his consulting firm ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Tuesday mourned the death of Richard Armitage, a former U.S. deputy secretary of state who laid the groundwork for the countries' robust security alliance.

Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, a towering figure in the world of U.S.-Asian diplomacy known for his close connections to Japan, has died at the age of 79. Armitage ...