Ralph Earle

Who is Ralph Earle?

Ambassador Ralph Earle II was director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency between 1980 and 1981, and was also deputy director at the agency from 1994 to 1999. From 1978 to 1979 he served as the United States' chief negotiator at the SALT II round of talks on nuclear disarmament.

Earle was educated at Harvard University and Harvard Law School. He is a member of the American Law Institute, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the International Institute for Strategic Studies. In 2009, Ambassador Earle was awarded Deerfield Academy's Heritage Award—which recognizes "a Deerfield Alumnus/a whose professional and personal achievements represent a special contribution to the betterment of society." He is a member of the Earle family.