| Stephen Warren Bosworth | |
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Stephen W. Bosworth |
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| Born | December 4, 1939 |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Occupation | Professor retired diplomat |
| Employer | Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
| Title | Dean |
| Board member of | Council on Foreign Relations Japan Society of Boston International Board of Advisers for the President of the Republic of the Philippines |
| Spouse | former Christine Holmes |
| Children | two daughters and two sons |
| Awards | American Academy of Diplomacy’s Diplomat of the Year Award in 1987 Department of State’s Distinguished Service Award in 1976 and 1986 Department of Energy’s Distinguished Service Award in 1979 Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star (Japan, 2005) |
| Notes | |
Stephen Warren Bosworth (born 4 December 1939) is 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 has served three times as a U.S. Ambassador, to South Korea (1997–2001),[3] to the Philippines (1984–1987), and to Tunisia (1979–1981).[4] In 1987, he was recipient of American Academy of Diplomacy's Diplomat of the Year Award.
In February 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton named Bosworth Special Representative for North Korea policy.[5][6]
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]
Prior to 1984, his previous foreign service assignments include Paris, Madrid, Panama City, and Washington DC 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.
He is currently a member of the International Board of Advisers for the president of the Philippines, and is also a member of the boards of International Textile Group and Franklin Templeton Investment Trust Management Co. (Korea). He is a member of the Trilateral Commission.
At times he has 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]
He holds an A.B. (1961) and an LL.D. (honorary doctorate) (1986) from Dartmouth College. He was a graduate student at George Washington University.[7]
He serves on the Executive Committee of Americans Elect, a political party seeking to gain ballot access in every state in 2012.[8]
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| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Christopher R. Hill |
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy 2009–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by James T. Laney |
United States Ambassador to South Korea 1997–2001 |
Succeeded by Thomas C. Hubbard |
| Preceded by Michael Armacost |
United States Ambassador to the Philippines 1984–1987 |
Succeeded by Nicholas Platt |
| Preceded by Edward W. Mulcahy |
United States Ambassador to Tunisia 1979–1981 |
Succeeded by Walter Leon Cutler |