Stephen W. Bosworth, ICAS Distinguished Fellow, is presently Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He served as the U.S. Special Envoy on North Korea (2009-2011), U. S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (1997-2000), Ambassador to the Philippines (1984-1987) and Ambassador to Tunisia (1979-1981). Previous Foreign Service assignments include Paris, Madrid, Panama City, and Washington D.C. serving as Director of Policy Planning, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs, and Director of the Office of Fuels and Energy. Ambassador Bosworth was a Recipient of the American Academy of Diplomacy's Diplomat of the Year Award (1987), Executive Director, Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) (1995-1997), President of the United States Japan Foundation (1987-1995). He taught at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (1990-1994) and was Linowitz Chair of International Studies, Hamilton College (1993). Dean Bosworth is Trustee, Dartmouth College (1992-present) and, Chairman of Board of Trustees (1996-1999). Bosworth is a graduate of Dartmouth College and later pursued graduate studies in economics at George Washington University.