Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award Presentation and Lecture to Amb. Stephen Bosworth

 Amb. Bosworth will speak on "Dealing with North Korea: A Current Snapshot."

Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University since 2001, Amb. Bosworth is also the U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy.  He served as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea from November 1997 to February 2001.  From 1995-1997, he was the Executive Director of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), an international consortium formed to oversee implementation of the U.S./North Korean Agreed Framework on Nuclear Matters.  

 From 1988 to 1996, Amb. Bosworth was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the United States-Japan Foundation, a private foundation with programs in education, public and private leadership exchanges, and policy studies.  Prior to this appointment, he was an officer in the U.S. Department of State for 25 years, serving in a number of capacities, including two appointments as U.S. Ambassador.  From 1979 to 1981 he served as Ambassador to Tunisia, and from 1984 to 1987, he served as Ambassador to the Philippines during the transition from the regime of Ferdinand Marcos to that of Corazon Aquino.  He has also held senior positions in the State Department, including Director of Policy Planning, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs.  

He has been an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a non-resident senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.  Honors include Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star – Government of Japan (2005); Diplomat of the Year Award, given by the Academy for Diplomacy (1987); Distinguished Honor Award from the Department of State (1976 and l986); and Arthur S. Fleming Award as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Officials in Federal Government (1976).