Dean Stephen Bosworth sent out the following e-mail to the Fletcher School community less than an hour ago:
In the past few weeks, you have most likely seen news reports of my possible appointment as Special Representative for North Korea Policy. I have wanted to keep you informed but naturally could not comment until Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had made a formal announcement. Now that she has done so, I can confirm that I have accepted her offer.
This honor comes at a truly critical time as the Obama Administration begins to develop its strategy for engaging with North Korea. I will serve as the U.S. representative to the six-party talks, which seek to find a peaceful resolution to security issues on the Korean Peninsula.
I want to assure you that, with the full support of our President Lawrence S. Bacow, our Chairman of the Board of Overseers Peter Ackerman, and Fletcher’s senior leadership team, I will continue to serve as Dean and will work to ensure Fletcher remains the world standard for graduate institutions of international affairs. My commitment to The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy is undiminished.
Here's the Korea Times coverage on the announcement.
The hard-working staff here at Danieldrezner.com wishes Dean Bosworth the best of luck in getting Pyongyang to agree to, er, anything. As I said last week, "trying to manage faculty meetings at the Fletcher school is excellent prep work for negotiating with the obsteperous officials of the DPRK."
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