Stephen W. Bosworth

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Stephen W. Bosworth
Ambassador Bosworth (left) and his wife (right) with Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos in Leyte , October 1984

Stephen Warren Bosworth (born December 4, 1939 in Grand Rapids , Michigan , † January 3, 2016 in Boston , Massachusetts ) was an American diplomat . He was the dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University . He served as special envoy for US North Korea policy from February to October 2009 .

Life

After his Bachelor of Arts (1961) at Dartmouth College , Bosworth completed postgraduate studies at George Washington University .

Between 1983 and 1984, Bosworth had to succeed Paul Wolfowitz to the post of director of policy planning at the US State Department held. From 1995 to 1997 he was Executive Director of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO).

During his diplomatic career, he was the United States Ambassador to South Korea (1997-2001), the Philippines (1984-1987) and Tunisia (1979-1981).

Bosworth was a member of the Trilateral Commission . In 2010 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

Prizes and awards

  • 1987 "Diplomat of the Year" from the American Academy of Diplomacy .
  • 1986: LL.D. H. c. (Dartmouth College)

Works

  • with Morton I. Abramowitz: Chasing the Sun: Rethinking East Asian Policy Since 1992 . Century Foundation, New York 2006, ISBN 978-0-87078-500-9 ( LoC ).

Web links

Commons : Stephen W. Bosworth  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ex-US Amb. Stephen Bosworth dies
  2. ^ Hillary Clinton: Appointment of Ambassador Stephen Bosworth as Special Representative for North Korea Policy . February 20, 2009. Archived from the original on February 24, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 11, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.state.gov
  3. ^ Mark Landler: Clinton Addresses N. Korea Succession , New York Times . February 20, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2009. 
  4. ↑ Lauren Bohn: Special Envoy Stephen Bosworth . In: Time , March 3, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2009. 
  5. ^ US Ambassadors to Korea . US Department of State . Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  6. ↑ US Ambassadors to Tunisia . US Department of State . Retrieved July 31, 2009.
personal data
SURNAME Bosworth, Stephen W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bosworth, Stephen Warren (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American diplomat and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 4th December 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Grand Rapids, Michigan
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 2016
Place of death Boston , Massachusetts