Stephen W. Bosworth
American academic and diplomat (1939-2016)
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Stephen Warren Bosworth (December 4, 1939 – January 4, 2016) was an American academic and diplomat. He served as Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University and served as United States Special Representative for North Korea Policy from March 2009 to October 2011. He served three times as a U.S. Ambassador, to Tunisia (1979–1981),[3] to the Philippines (1984–1987), and to South Korea (1997–2001).[4] In 1987, he received the American Academy of Diplomacy's Diplomat of the Year Award.
George W. Bush
Stephen W. Bosworth | |
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| United States Special Representative for North Korea | |
| In office February 20, 2009 – October 26, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Glyn T. Davies |
| United States Ambassador to South Korea | |
| In office December 15, 1997 – February 10, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | James T. Laney |
| Succeeded by | Thomas C. Hubbard |
| United States Ambassador to the Philippines | |
| In office May 4, 1984 – April 2, 1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Michael Armacost |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Platt |
| 13th Director of Policy Planning | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – April 7, 1984 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Paul Wolfowitz |
| Succeeded by | Peter Rodman |
| United States Ambassador to Tunisia | |
| In office March 27, 1979 – June 22, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Edward W. Mulcahy |
| Succeeded by | Walter L. Cutler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Warren Bosworth December 4, 1939 |
| Died | January 4, 2016 (aged 76) |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra De Puit (divorced) Christine Holmes (m. 1984) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College (BA) |
| Occupation | Academic, diplomat |
Awards | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star (Japan, 2005) |
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In February 2009, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton named Bosworth a Special Representative for North Korea policy.[5][6]
Early life and education
Bosworth was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1939.[7] He graduated with a B.A. in international relations (1961) and an honorary doctorate (1986) from Dartmouth College. He was also a graduate student at George Washington University. He has two brothers, Brian Bosworth (head of the corporation FutureWorks) and Barry Bosworth (involved in advertisement).[8]
Private career
Prior to 1984, his previous foreign service assignments include Paris, Madrid, Panama City, and Washington, D.C. where he was the State Department's Director of Policy Planning, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for inter-American affairs, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs.[9]
He was a member of the International Board of Advisers for the President of the Philippines, and also a member of the boards of International Textile Group and Franklin Templeton Investment Trust Management Co. (Korea). He was a member of the Trilateral Commission.
At times he held teaching and oversight positions at various colleges and universities: Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (1990–1994); Linowitz Chair of International Studies, Hamilton College (1993); Trustee, Dartmouth College (1992–2002), Chairman of Board of Trustees, (1996–1999).[1]
Before his appointment as ambassador to South Korea, he was the executive director of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (1995–1997). Before coming to KEDO, he was president of the United States Japan Foundation.[1]
Political career
He served on the executive committee of Americans Elect, a political party seeking to gain ballot access in every state in 2012.[10]
Personal life
Death
On January 4, 2016, Bosworth died at the age of 76 due to pancreatic cancer in Boston, Massachusetts.[11][13]
Writings
- Abramowitz, Morton I.; Stephen W. Bosworth (2006). Chasing the Sun: Rethinking East Asian Policy Since 1992. New York: Century Foundation. ISBN 978-0-87078-500-9.
