Stephen W. Bosworth

Stephen W. Bosworth is the Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University. Prior to his tenure at Tufts University, he has served three times as a U.S. Ambassador, most recently to the Republic of Korea (1997-2000), previously to the Philippines (1984-1987), and initially as Ambassador to Tunisia (1979-1981). In 1987, he was recipient of American Academy of Diplomacy's Diplomat of the Year Award.

Before his appointment as Ambassador to 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.

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).

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).

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* [http://www.icasinc.org/bios/bosworth.html Stephen W. Bosworth - Biographic Sketch] , Institute for Corean-American Studies