- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRichard Lee Armitage
- Richard Armitage was born on April 26, 1945 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Laura Samford. He died on April 13, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia, USA.
- SpouseLaura Samford(? - April 13, 2025) (his death, 8 children)
- Children
- RelativesIain Armitage(Grandchild)
- Father of daughter, Lee Armitage and father-in-law of Euan Morton.
- Maternal grandfather of Iain Armitage.
- Deputy Secretary of State (2001-2005) in the George W. Bush administration.
- Served as a senior Defense Department official during the Ronald Reagan administration and as a special presidential envoy for President George Bush.
- He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1967 and served one tour as an officer aboard a destroyer off the coast of Vietnam before volunteering to serve in-country as an advisor to South Vietnamese riverine forces.
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