Stephen W. Bosworth
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) |
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), to the Philippines (1984–1987), and to South Korea (1997–2001). In 1987, he received the American Academy of Diplomacy's Diplomat of the Year Award.
In February 2009, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton named Bosworth a Special Representative for North Korea policy.