Three-time U.S. Ambassador (Korea, Philippines, Tunisia), former North Korea Special Envoy, and Fletcher School Dean Emeritus, Stephen Bosworth, was the 2014 Payne Distinguished Lecturer at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University.  During his Stanford appointment, he gave three lectures, drawing lessons from his own diplomatic career, examining efforts to deal with North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, and discussing the role of U.S. alliances in Asia. Ambassador Bosworth also actively engaged with students and colleagues throughout the Stanford community, sharing his wisdom, wit, and experience.  We mourn his passing earlier this year.

The panel, all of whom knew and worked closely with Ambassador Bosworth – and in who succeeded him in several of his postings – will carry forward a discussion of the themes from Bosworth’s Payne lectures, including the challenges facing U.S. diplomacy, particularly in East Asia, and how to address them.

 

Panelists:

 

Ambassador Sung Kim

U.S. Special Envoy for North Korea 

Former U.S. Ambassador to Republic of Korea

Ambassador-designate to Philippines

 

Ambassador Michael Armacost

Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan and Philippines

 

Ambassador Kathleen Stephens

Former U.S. Ambassador to Republic of Korea

 

Ambassador Bosworth’s Payne Lecture transcripts are available for free download from our website