Richard Lee Armitage (born April 26, 1945) is an American Republican politician.
He worked as an aide to Senator Bob Dole.
Armitage was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia and Pacific Affairs (1981–1983) and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (1983–1989) during the Ronald Reagan presidency.
He was Deputy Secretary of State from March 2001 to February 2005 during the George W. Bush presidency.
Armitage is known for his role in Plame affair. Armitage said in 2006 that he leaked Valerie Plame Wilson's identity as a CIA officer to columnist Robert Novak, who revealed her identity in a July 2003 column.