Malacañang expresses condolences to former U.S. Ambassador Stephen Bosworth’s family

From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 6): Malacañang expresses condolences to former U.S. Ambassador Stephen Bosworth’s family
 

The Palace has conveyed its deepest condolences to the family of former US Ambassador to the Philippines Stephen Bosworth, who died at the age of 76 in Boston, Massachusetts last Sunday.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda described Bosworth, who served as US ambassador to the Philippines from 1984 to 1987, as “a true friend” of the country.

“Stephen Bosworth was a true friend of the Philippines. During his ambassadorship to the Philippines from 1984 to 1987, he was placed in the middle of the country’s transformation from a dictatorship to a newly restored democracy,” Secretary Lacierda said.

“He proved to be an honorable representative not just of his country’s interests but of the spirit of the times: one that embraced the toppling of tyrants throughout the world and the ‘restoration of democracy by the ways of democracy,’ as former President Corazon C. Aquino so memorably expressed it,” he added.

The Palace official said that in dealing with the democratic opposition to the dictatorship, Bosworth was an “understanding and sympathetic envoy”.

“His passing marks the loss of one more important figure in the history of people power, as we prepare to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. We extend our deepest condolences to his family during this time of grief,” Lacierda said.

Bosworth had an extensive career in the United States Foreign Service. He also served as ambassador to Tunisia (1979-1981) and the Republic of Korea (1997-2001), and as special representative for North Korea Policy for the Obama Administration (2009-2011).

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