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 toSouth 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 tothe 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 toTunisia | |
| 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 (1939-12-04)December 4, 1939 |
| Died | January 4, 2016(2016-01-04) (aged 76) |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra De Puit(divorced) |
| 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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Stephen Warren Bosworth (December 4, 1939 – January 4, 2016) was an American academic and diplomat. He served asDean of TheFletcher School atTufts University and served asUnited States Special Representative for North Korea Policy from March 2009 to October 2011. He served three times as aU.S. Ambassador, toTunisia (1979–1981),[3] to thePhilippines (1984–1987), and toSouth Korea (1997–2001).[4] In 1987, he received theAmerican Academy of Diplomacy's Diplomat of the Year Award.
In February 2009,U.S. Secretary of StateHillary Clinton named Bosworth aSpecial Representative for North Korea policy.[5][6]
Bosworth was born inGrand Rapids, Michigan in 1939.[7] He graduated with aB.A. ininternational relations (1961) and an honorary doctorate (1986) fromDartmouth College. He was also a graduate student atGeorge Washington University. He has two brothers, Brian Bosworth (head of the corporation FutureWorks) and Barry Bosworth (involved in advertisement).[8]
Prior to 1984, his previous foreign service assignments includeParis,Madrid,Panama City, andWashington, D.C. where he was the State Department'sDirector 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 ofInternational Textile Group andFranklin Templeton Investment Trust Management Co. (Korea). He was a member of theTrilateral 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 theKorean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (1995–1997). Before coming to KEDO, he was president of the United States Japan Foundation.[1]
He served on the executive committee ofAmericans Elect, a political party seeking to gain ballot access in every state in2012.[10]
Bosworth 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]
On January 4, 2016, Bosworth died at the age of 76 due topancreatic cancer inBoston, Massachusetts.[11][13]
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| Preceded by | U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy 2009–2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to South Korea 1997–2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to the Philippines 1984–1987 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Tunisia 1979–1981 | Succeeded by |
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