1291:
1070:
1104:
371:
1125:
1158:
1147:
1136:
1114:
921:
677:
William Bodde Jr. formally retired from the APEC and State
Department in 1994. His wife Ingrid Bodde died on February 12, 2003, aged 75. He remained an active lecturer, writer for a number of newspapers in the United States and speaker on foreign and security affairs, diplomatic history, and
650:, on August 6, 1990. He served until his termination of mission on June 28, 1992. He worked in the Policy Planning Office of the Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science at the Department from 1992 until 1993. He retired from the service in 1994 after returning from Singapore. .
925:
1320:
515:. He was also an experienced writer and lecturer on foreign affairs. He is survived by his sons Peter William Bodde and Christopher Scott Bodde, four grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.
619:(1983 - 1986). He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Canadian Affairs at the Department of State from 1986 to 1989. From 1989 until his appointment as Ambassador to the
540:
with a B.A. in political science and history. He became a Civil
Servant in 1961 at the US Housing and Home Finance Agency. He joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1962 and graduated from
591:
In 1978 Bodde became the director of the Office of
Pacific Islands Affairs at the Department of State, and retained that position until 1980; from 1980 to 1981 he was appointed by
1340:
503:(APEC), establishing the international secretariat for the organization in Singapore. He was active for over thirty years as an American diplomat and was a senior advisor to
1335:
1330:
1325:
1345:
1108:
1092:
1052:
639:
480:
48:
572:, from 1967-1970 and was the desk officer for Sweden and Finland in the Department of State from 1970 to 1972. Bodde also served as Senate Liaison Officer in
33:
1290:
1350:
1360:
536:. He joined the U.S. Army in 1950 and served in Germany until 1954. On January 16, 1954, he married Ingrid Oberle Gropp. In 1951, he graduated from
588:, (1974-1977). He again served as a political officer in to Office of Papua New Guinea and Pacific Islands at the Department of State (1977-1978).
499:(1980 - 1981). He was a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor. He was also the first executive director of the
874:
1085:
1025:
496:
266:
849:
1365:
995:
492:
212:
976:
936:
654:
647:
500:
488:
158:
1006:
484:
104:
1078:
699:
1355:
839:"The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR WILLIAM BODDE, JR"
682:
and abroad. He was the
President and CEO of WBJ Associates and was an advisor to a number of Fortune 500 companies.
1210:
624:
561:
541:
420:
552:
Upon joining the
Foreign Service, Bodde became a political officer and Special Assistant to the Ambassador in
1180:
533:
1250:
1205:
1185:
612:
1235:
770:
1315:
1310:
1175:
1240:
1200:
1275:
1265:
1260:
1245:
1230:
1215:
1170:
529:
445:
357:
340:
838:
1225:
1045:
635:
512:
84:
72:
32:
793:
620:
1280:
1220:
1062:
816:
794:"Nomination of William Bodde, Jr., To Be United States Ambassador to the Marshall Islands"
537:
416:
96:
726:
1195:
1035:
986:
969:
628:
403:
312:
258:
204:
150:
1304:
679:
508:
376:
1270:
1255:
592:
560:, from 1962 to 1965. From 1965 to 1966, he was a public information officer at the
504:
290:
236:
182:
128:
643:
615:
in Hawaii from 1982 to 1983. He then returned to
Germany as a consul general in
900:
666:
464:
411:
662:
616:
565:
406:, Christopher Scott Bodde, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren
659:
View from the 19th floor: Reflections of the first APEC Executive
Director
1124:
1119:
930:
748:
608:
430:
678:
economics, having lectured at numerous colleges and universities in the
479:(November 27, 1931 – May 26, 2020) was an American diplomat. He was the
771:"Office of the Historian - Department History - People - William Bodde"
611:, serving simultaneously. He was later a diplomat in residence for the
585:
577:
557:
949:
1157:
1152:
953:
604:
573:
569:
553:
661:, named so for his office on the 19th floor at Alexandria Point in
1146:
1141:
1135:
1130:
600:
1113:
596:
581:
1074:
580:, (1973-1974), and Chief of the Internal Political Section in
544:(School of Advanced International Studies (M.P.P.A., 1967)).
532:
to
William Bodde, Snr. and Georgiana Bodde. He was raised in
653:
In 1993 Bodde became the first executive director of the
1321:
Ambassadors of the United States to the
Marshall Islands
792:
Gerhard Peters & John T. Woolley (May 7, 1990).
528:
William Bodde Jr. was born on
November 27, 1931, in
524:
Early life, military career and education, 1931-1962
459:
451:
441:
436:
426:
410:
398:
390:
382:
364:
347:
327:
322:
306:
296:
286:
264:
252:
242:
232:
210:
198:
188:
178:
156:
144:
134:
124:
102:
90:
78:
68:
46:
23:
1053:United States Ambassador to the Marshall Islands
640:United States Ambassador to the Marshall Islands
481:United States Ambassador to the Marshall Islands
846:Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training
1086:
8:
1341:Ambassadors of the United States to Kiribati
1336:Ambassadors of the United States to Tuvalu
1093:
1079:
1071:
958:
623:he was the dean for senior seminar at the
31:
20:
1331:Ambassadors of the United States to Tonga
1326:Ambassadors of the United States to Fiji
282:June 30, 1980 – August 15, 1981
228:June 30, 1980 – August 15, 1981
174:June 30, 1980 – August 15, 1981
120:June 30, 1980 – August 15, 1981
1346:United States Foreign Service personnel
691:
548:Career in State Department, 1962-1994
64:June 27, 1990 – July 7, 1992
7:
1026:United States Ambassador to Kiribati
932:U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets
673:Retirement and later life, 1994-2020
669:in 1994, when he formally retired.
564:. He became a political officer in
996:United States Ambassador to Tuvalu
855:from the original on June 21, 2024
665:. He was succeeded as director by
642:. He presented his credentials to
394:Ingrid Bodde (1954-2003, deceased)
14:
1109:United States Ambassadors to Fiji
977:United States Ambassador to Tonga
937:United States Department of State
817:"Terrorism In The New Millennium"
796:. The American Presidency Project
655:Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
648:President of the Marshall Islands
501:Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
1351:People from Huntington, New York
1289:
1156:
1145:
1134:
1123:
1112:
1102:
1007:United States Ambassador to Fiji
924: This article incorporates
919:
369:
1361:20th-century American diplomats
727:"Bodde, William, Jr. (b. 1931)"
638:appointed William Bodde Jr. as
402:Barbara (1948-2009, deceased),
37:Bodde in Washington, D.C., 1988
901:"Ambassador William Bodde, Jr"
627:at the Department of State in
1:
463:served in Germany during the
18:American diplomat (1931–2020)
267:United States Ambassador to
213:United States Ambassador to
159:United States Ambassador to
105:United States Ambassador to
49:United States Ambassador to
1382:
657:, and in 1994 he authored
1366:Hofstra University alumni
1287:
1166:
1059:
1050:
1042:
1032:
1023:
1015:
1004:
993:
983:
974:
966:
961:
625:Foreign Service Institute
470:
318:
275:
221:
167:
113:
57:
42:
30:
729:. politicalgraveyard.com
562:U.S. Department of State
542:Johns Hopkins University
421:Johns Hopkins University
749:"US Ambassador to Fiji"
534:Huntington, Long Island
926:public domain material
452:Years of service
1356:People from Brooklyn
903:. speakersagency.com
302:Position established
51:the Marshall Islands
881:. February 14, 2003
879:The Washington Post
848:. October 5, 1998.
773:. History.state.gov
704:The Washington Post
404:Peter William Bodde
1019:office established
815:William Bodde Jr.
725:Larry Kestenbaum.
700:"William Bodde Jr"
634:On June 27, 1990,
530:Brooklyn, New York
446:United States Army
358:Bethesda, Maryland
341:Brooklyn, New York
1298:
1297:
1069:
1068:
1060:Succeeded by
1046:Samuel B. Thomsen
1033:Succeeded by
984:Succeeded by
962:Diplomatic posts
819:. cosmos-club.org
636:George H. W. Bush
595:as Ambassador to
513:George H. W. Bush
477:William Bodde Jr.
474:
473:
338:November 27, 1931
248:John Peter Condon
194:John Peter Condon
140:John Peter Condon
85:Samuel B. Thomsen
73:George H. W. Bush
25:William Bodde Jr.
1373:
1293:
1161:
1160:
1150:
1149:
1139:
1138:
1128:
1127:
1117:
1116:
1107:
1106:
1105:
1095:
1088:
1081:
1072:
1043:Preceded by
1016:Preceded by
967:Preceded by
959:
940:
923:
922:
913:
912:
910:
908:
897:
891:
890:
888:
886:
871:
865:
864:
862:
860:
854:
843:
835:
829:
828:
826:
824:
812:
806:
805:
803:
801:
789:
783:
782:
780:
778:
767:
761:
760:
758:
756:
745:
739:
738:
736:
734:
722:
716:
715:
713:
711:
696:
621:Marshall Islands
613:East–West Center
437:Military service
375:
373:
372:
354:
337:
335:
323:Personal details
309:
299:
280:
270:
255:
245:
226:
216:
201:
191:
172:
162:
147:
137:
118:
108:
93:
81:
62:
52:
35:
21:
1381:
1380:
1376:
1375:
1374:
1372:
1371:
1370:
1301:
1300:
1299:
1294:
1285:
1162:
1155:
1144:
1133:
1122:
1111:
1103:
1101:
1099:
1065:
1063:David C. Fields
1056:
1048:
1038:
1029:
1021:
1010:
999:
989:
980:
972:
946:
929:
920:
917:
916:
906:
904:
899:
898:
894:
884:
882:
873:
872:
868:
858:
856:
852:
841:
837:
836:
832:
822:
820:
814:
813:
809:
799:
797:
791:
790:
786:
776:
774:
769:
768:
764:
754:
752:
747:
746:
742:
732:
730:
724:
723:
719:
709:
707:
706:. June 14, 2020
698:
697:
693:
688:
675:
550:
538:Hofstra College
526:
521:
483:(1992 - 1995),
419:
417:Hofstra College
383:Political party
370:
368:
356:
352:
339:
333:
331:
307:
297:
281:
276:
268:
253:
243:
227:
222:
214:
199:
189:
173:
168:
160:
145:
135:
119:
114:
106:
97:David C. Fields
91:
79:
63:
58:
50:
38:
26:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1379:
1377:
1369:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1303:
1302:
1296:
1295:
1288:
1286:
1284:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1263:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1167:
1164:
1163:
1100:
1098:
1097:
1090:
1083:
1075:
1067:
1066:
1061:
1058:
1049:
1044:
1040:
1039:
1036:Fred J. Eckert
1034:
1031:
1022:
1017:
1013:
1012:
1002:
1001:
991:
990:
987:Fred J. Eckert
985:
982:
973:
970:John P. Condon
968:
964:
963:
957:
956:
945:
944:External links
942:
915:
914:
892:
875:"Ingrid Bodde"
866:
830:
807:
784:
762:
740:
717:
690:
689:
687:
684:
674:
671:
629:Washington, DC
549:
546:
525:
522:
520:
517:
472:
471:
468:
467:
461:
457:
456:
453:
449:
448:
443:
442:Branch/service
439:
438:
434:
433:
428:
424:
423:
414:
408:
407:
400:
396:
395:
392:
388:
387:
384:
380:
379:
366:
362:
361:
355:(aged 88)
349:
345:
344:
329:
325:
324:
320:
319:
316:
315:
313:Fred J. Eckert
310:
304:
303:
300:
294:
293:
288:
284:
283:
273:
272:
262:
261:
259:Fred J. Eckert
256:
250:
249:
246:
240:
239:
234:
230:
229:
219:
218:
208:
207:
205:Fred J. Eckert
202:
196:
195:
192:
186:
185:
180:
176:
175:
165:
164:
154:
153:
151:Fred J. Eckert
148:
142:
141:
138:
132:
131:
126:
122:
121:
111:
110:
100:
99:
94:
88:
87:
82:
76:
75:
70:
66:
65:
55:
54:
44:
43:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
24:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1378:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1308:
1306:
1292:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1168:
1165:
1159:
1154:
1148:
1143:
1137:
1132:
1126:
1121:
1115:
1110:
1096:
1091:
1089:
1084:
1082:
1077:
1076:
1073:
1064:
1055:
1054:
1047:
1041:
1037:
1028:
1027:
1020:
1014:
1009:
1008:
1003:
998:
997:
992:
988:
979:
978:
971:
965:
960:
955:
951:
948:
947:
943:
941:
938:
934:
933:
927:
902:
896:
893:
880:
876:
870:
867:
851:
847:
840:
834:
831:
818:
811:
808:
795:
788:
785:
772:
766:
763:
750:
744:
741:
728:
721:
718:
705:
701:
695:
692:
685:
683:
681:
680:United States
672:
670:
668:
664:
660:
656:
651:
649:
645:
641:
637:
632:
630:
626:
622:
618:
614:
610:
606:
602:
598:
594:
589:
587:
583:
579:
575:
571:
567:
563:
559:
555:
547:
545:
543:
539:
535:
531:
523:
518:
516:
514:
510:
509:Ronald Reagan
506:
502:
498:
494:
490:
486:
482:
478:
469:
466:
462:
458:
455:1950–54
454:
450:
447:
444:
440:
435:
432:
429:
425:
422:
418:
415:
413:
409:
405:
401:
397:
393:
389:
385:
381:
378:
377:United States
367:
363:
359:
350:
346:
342:
330:
326:
321:
317:
314:
311:
305:
301:
295:
292:
289:
285:
279:
274:
271:
263:
260:
257:
251:
247:
241:
238:
235:
231:
225:
220:
217:
209:
206:
203:
197:
193:
187:
184:
181:
177:
171:
166:
163:
155:
152:
149:
143:
139:
133:
130:
127:
123:
117:
112:
109:
101:
98:
95:
89:
86:
83:
77:
74:
71:
67:
61:
56:
53:
45:
41:
34:
29:
22:
16:
1190:
1051:
1024:
1018:
1005:
994:
975:
931:
918:
905:. Retrieved
895:
883:. Retrieved
878:
869:
857:. Retrieved
845:
833:
821:. Retrieved
810:
798:. Retrieved
787:
775:. Retrieved
765:
753:. Retrieved
743:
731:. Retrieved
720:
710:September 3,
708:. Retrieved
703:
694:
676:
658:
652:
633:
593:Jimmy Carter
590:
551:
527:
505:Jimmy Carter
476:
475:
460:Battles/wars
353:(2020-05-26)
351:May 26, 2020
308:Succeeded by
291:Jimmy Carter
277:
254:Succeeded by
237:Jimmy Carter
223:
200:Succeeded by
183:Jimmy Carter
169:
146:Succeeded by
129:Jimmy Carter
115:
92:Succeeded by
59:
15:
1316:2020 deaths
1311:1931 births
950:Appearances
644:Amata Kabua
365:Nationality
298:Preceded by
244:Preceded by
190:Preceded by
136:Preceded by
80:Preceded by
1305:Categories
1206:Rochwarger
1057:1990–1992
1030:1980–1981
1011:1980–1981
1000:1980–1981
981:1980–1981
751:. nndb.com
686:References
667:Rusli Noor
465:Korean War
427:Profession
412:Alma mater
334:1931-11-27
1176:Franzheim
907:April 22,
885:April 22,
859:April 22,
823:April 22,
800:April 22,
777:April 22,
755:April 22,
733:April 22,
663:Singapore
617:Frankfurt
566:Stockholm
519:Biography
287:President
278:In office
233:President
224:In office
179:President
170:In office
125:President
116:In office
69:President
60:In office
1236:Neighbor
1231:McMullen
1226:Siddique
1120:Kiribati
850:Archived
609:Kiribati
497:Kiribati
431:Diplomat
399:Children
386:Democrat
269:Kiribati
1276:Greubel
1266:Goldman
1221:Gevirtz
1201:Dillery
646:, then
586:Germany
578:Germany
558:Austria
1281:Damour
1261:Cefkin
1251:McGann
1246:Dinger
1211:Teegan
1196:Eckert
1186:Condon
1181:Selden
1153:Tuvalu
954:C-SPAN
605:Tuvalu
574:Berlin
570:Sweden
554:Vienna
511:, and
495:, and
493:Tuvalu
391:Spouse
374:
360:, U.S.
343:, U.S.
215:Tuvalu
1271:Cella
1216:Skiff
1191:Bodde
1171:Skiff
1142:Tonga
1131:Nauru
928:from
853:(PDF)
842:(PDF)
601:Tonga
489:Tonga
161:Tonga
1256:Reed
1241:Lyon
1151:and
909:2012
887:2012
861:2012
825:2012
802:2012
779:2012
757:2012
735:2012
712:2022
607:and
597:Fiji
582:Bonn
485:Fiji
348:Died
328:Born
265:1st
211:2nd
157:4th
107:Fiji
103:4th
47:2nd
952:on
1307::
1140:,
1129:,
1118:,
935:.
877:.
844:.
702:.
631:.
603:,
599:,
584:,
576:,
568:,
556:,
507:,
491:,
487:,
1094:e
1087:t
1080:v
939:.
911:.
889:.
863:.
827:.
804:.
781:.
759:.
737:.
714:.
336:)
332:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
