News, Speeches and Publications
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2012-04-23: Richard Armitage met with a visiting delegation of Japanese Diet Members led by former Chief Cabinet Secretary
Yoshito Sengoku. The group met to discuss the U.S. - Japan security and economic relationships.
2012-04-11: Richard Armitage traveled to Carlisle, PA to deliver the keynote address of the 2012 US Army War College Strategy
Conference. Click Here for a video of his remarks entitled "America's Role in a 21st Century World."
2012-03-27: Richard Armitage and Randy Schriver led a delegation from the Project2049 Institute to Taipei where they met with
President Ma and other high level government officials to discuss US-Taiwan relations and regional affairs.
2012-03-10: Sak Sakoda led a delegation to Tirana, Albania and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to continue work on defesne
institution building.
2012-03-02: Richard Armitage returned from a trip to Tokyo, Japan and New Delhi, India. He delivered remarks at the 10th
Anniversary event for the US-Japan LINK in Tokyo and continued on to New Delhi where he represented the U.S.
delegation at the U.S.-Japan-India Strategic Dialogue hosted by the Center for Strategic and
International Studies.
2012-02-06: Richard Armitage delivered a speech at Whittier College entitled "Lessons from the Gridiron for a Career in
Public Service."
2011-12-12: Richard Armitage appeared on Al Jazeera English to discuss U.S.-Iraqi relations. Click here for the clip.
2011-11-11: Sak Sakoda led a team to Tirana for continued support of Albania's Strategic Defense Review.
2011-11-11: Richard Armitage traveled to Oslo to participate in a Ministry of Foreign Affairs sponsored panel discussion on
Norwegian peace efforts in Sri Lanka. A copy of his remarks can be found here.
2011-11-08: Richard Armitage traveled to Tokyo to participate in the 8th CSIS / Nikkei Symposum. This years symposium
focused on the Great East Japan Earthquake, Operation Tomodachi and the U.S.-Japan Alliance.
2011-11-03: Kara Bue participated in the U.S.-Peru Defense Bilateral Working Group meeting in Lima.
2011-10-31: Richard Armitage, Chair of the American Turkish Council, introduces Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the
30th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkish Relations. Secretary Clinton's remarks can be found here.
2011-10-29: Kara Bue led a delegation of maritime security experts to Sihanoukville, Cambodia to support Cambodian efforts
to develop a national maritime security strategy.
2011-11-28: Sak Sakoda led a team to Ulaanbaatar for continued work with Mongolia's Ministry of Defense on defense reform.
2011-10-27: Richard Armitage delivered the keynote speech at the 3rd Japan-U.S. Joint Public Policy Forum in Tokyo
sponsored by the Sasakwa Peace Foundation and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
An NHK World broadcast can be found here.
2011-09-06: Op-Ed in The Daily Yomiuri by Richard Armitage: Time for leadership and action in Japan politics.
2011-08: Randy Schriver named Policy Director for the Jon Huntsman for President Campaign (2011-12)
2011-07-25: Op-Ed in the Washington times by Randy Schriver: Bound to fail; U.S. military ties with China work
2011-07-21: Richard Armitage attended the 2011 South Asian Diaspora Convention in Singapore and spoke on
U.S./South Asian Relations.
2011-07-19: Richard Armitage ended six days in Turkey where he led a delegation in his capacity as Chairman of the American Turkish Council (ATC.)
2011-06-06: Richard Armitage was appointed by Her Majesty The Queen as an Honorary Companion of The New
Zealand Order of Merit in recognition of his services to New Zealand - United States of America relations.
2011-06-04: Randy Schriver and Sak Sakoda departed Ulaanbaatar after assisting in the Mongolian MoD's continued
reform efforts.
2011-05-29: Op-Ed in The Daily Yomiuri by Richard Armitage entitled "Resist the temptation to look inward."
2011-05-29: Kara Bue returned from Lima, Peru where she lead a delegation to discuss defense institution building with
Ministry of Defense officials.
2011-05-04: Richard Armitage shares his views on the killing of Osama bin Laden with ABC (Australian Broadcasting
Corporation) News
2011-05-01: Kara Bue returned from a week-long visit to Phnom-Penh, Cambodia where she met with officials within the
Ministry of National Defense and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces as part of a defense security
cooperation assessment.
2011-04-30: Richard Armitage returned from the 1st annual JoongAng Ilbo-CSIS forum in Seoul. Click here for press coverage
2011-04-25: Op-Ed in the New York Times by Richard Armitage, Thad Allen, and John Hamre entitled "Odd Man Out at Sea"
2011-04-13: Sak Sakoda returned from a week in Tokyo where he met with GOJ officials to coordinate a US-Japan
peacekeeping program.
2011-04-01: Sak Sakoda led a delegation to Ulaanbaatar to continue discussions on defense institution building in Mongolia.
2011-04-01: Richard Armitage and Randy Schriver returned from leading a five day delegation to Taipei. Press coverage of
their trip can be found by clicking here.
2011-02-25: Sak Sakoda returned from five days in Tirana, Albania where he met with key members of Albania's security
officials at the deputy minister level to discuss support for Albania's Strategic Defense Review.
2011-02-17: Project 2049's Central Asia Study Group releases "Strengthening Fragile Partnerships: The Future of U.S.-Central
Asia Relations" authored by Evan Feigenbaum. Richard Armitage chaired the study group of which Kara Bue
was a member. Click here for the full report
2011-02-04: Richard Armitage traveled to Oslo, Norway to speak at the Oslo Energy Forum 2011. He delivered a speech
entitled "Has the Era of US Power Come to a Close?"
2011-01-28: Sak Sakoda and Randy Schriver returned to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to continue the assistance to the Mongolian
MoD in their reform efforts.
2011-01-22: Richard Armitage and Kara Bue returned from a week long trip to Colombo, Sri Lanka with the Non-Official Group
of Friends of Sri Lanka.
2010-11-29: Richard Armitage and Sandy Berger chair the Independant Task Force Report on U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and
Afghanistan; click here for the full text on the Council on Foreign Relation's website
2010-11-21: Sak Sakoda led a civilian team on to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to assist their MOD in defense reform and
modernization. Randy Schriver also participated as an instructor in the training.
2010-11-04: Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R.
Nicholas Burns in The Wall Street Journal: A To-Do List for Obama in India
2010-10-25: Richard Armitage in the Yomiuri Shimbun: Japan Should Maintain Fortitude in Roiling Waters
2010-10-21: CNAS Releases: Natural Allies: A Blueprint for the Future of U.S.-India Relations; authored by former Deputy
Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and
CNAS Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine
2010-10-18: U.S.-Japan-India Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement
2010-10-13: Richard Armitage Appointed Honorary Companion (AC) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
2010-09-02: NPR series on the USS Kirk and its role in the final days of the Vietnam War. Rich Armitage recounts his
experience in the third installment: "At War's End, U.S. Ship Rescued South Vietnam's Navy"
2010-08-09: Richard Armitage on Charlie Rose
2009-08-12: Op-Ed in the Washington Times by AI Partner Randy Schriver - "People's Army not standing still"
2006-07-18 : Armitage and Schriver on Trade with Vietnam from theWashington Times
2006-06-13: Richard Armitage on Charlie Rose
2006-05-09: Ms. Bue named to Board of Directors of
Freedom Fields USA
2006-04-24: Armitage & Schriver on New Zealand from the Wall Street Journal
2006-04-12: Armitage Urges Talks with Iran from the Financial Times
2006-03-23: Armitage on Asia from The Oriental Economist
2006-01-01: Armitage On Iraq: Applying History's Lessons from the
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
2005-12-15: Remarks by British Ambassador to the US, David Manning on the Investure of Mr. Armitage
2005-09-01: The Summit that Wasn't by Mr. Schriver
2005-07-26: Written Statement of Mr. Schriver before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
2005-07-21: Written Statement of Mr. Schriver before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
2005-07-12: Former US diplomat meets nation's leaders
2005-07-07: Archived Remarks by the Honorable Richard L. Armitage
2005-07-07: Photo Archive of the Honorable Richard L. Armitage
2005-05-03: Transcript from Mr. Armitage's interview on Frontline