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.
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 Grand Rapids, Michigan, US |
| Died | January 4, 2016 (aged 76) Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| 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
editBosworth 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
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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
editHe served on the executive committee of Americans Elect, a political party seeking to gain ballot access in every state in 2012.[10]
Personal life
editBosworth was married to Sandra De Puit, with whom he had a son and a daughter, but ended in a divorce. From 1984 until his death in 2016, he was married to Christine Holmes, from whom he had two stepchildren.[11][12]
Death
editOn January 4, 2016, Bosworth died at the age of 76 due to pancreatic cancer in Boston, Massachusetts.[11][13]
Writings
edit- 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.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Biographical information on Stephen Bosworth". ABC news. Associated Press. March 3, 2009. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013.
- ^ "Fletcher School biography". Archived from the original on 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ "U.S. Ambassadors to Tunisia". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ "U.S. Ambassadors to Korea". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ Hillary Clinton (February 20, 2009). "Appointment of Ambassador Stephen Bosworth as Special Representative for North Korea Policy". Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
- ^ Landler, Mark (February 20, 2009). "Clinton Addresses N. Korea Succession". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ Carter, Jimmy (January 1980). Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Jimmy Carter, 1979. Best Books on. p. 101. ISBN 9781623767723. Archived from the original on 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ^ Bohn, Lauren (March 3, 2009). "Special Envoy Stephen Bosworth". Time. Archived from the original on 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ "Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR STEPHEN BOSWORTH" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 24 February 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Ballot-access.org (2 December 2011). "Ballot Access News » Blog Archive » Christine Todd Whitman Encourages Jon Huntsman to Seek Americans Elect Nomination". Archived from the original on 2011-12-04. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ a b Langer, Emily (2016-01-06). "Stephen W. Bosworth, three-time U.S. ambassador, dies at 76". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- ^ Marquard, Bryan (January 12, 2016). "Stephen W. Bosworth, 76; former ambassador, Tufts dean". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ^ "Ex-U.S. Amb. Stephen Bosworth dies". The Korea Herald. 5 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
External links
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Media related to Stephen W. Bosworth at Wikimedia Commons
- "Stephen W. Bosworth - Biographic Sketch". Institute for Corean-American Studies.
- Ambassador Bosworth Speaks on North Korea Policy at The Korea Society's 2009 Annual Dinner Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Stephen Bosworth on the Korean Conflict, selected quotes, National Campaign to End the Korean War
- U.S. Department of State: Biography of Stephen W. Bosworth
- Appearances on C-SPAN