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Stephen Bosworth, former U.S. envoy to North Korea, dies at 76

Stephen Bosworth, the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, addresses reporters after talks in Geneva in October 2015. | U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT

Staff Report

Jan 6, 2016

Stephen Bosworth, a veteran U.S. diplomat who for many years headed Washington's engagement with North Korea, has died. He was 76.

Bosworth served as ambassador to South Korea from 1997 until 2001. In 2009 he was named special representative for North Korean policy, a position in which he was "tireless" in his work, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement Tuesday.

Bosworth advocated engagement with North Korea but was quoted as saying privately he doubted South Korean President Kim Dae-jung's Sunshine Policy toward Pyongyang would reap rewards.

Stephen Bosworth, former U.S. envoy to North Korea, dies at 76

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