Donald Stone Macdonald was an American academic who specialized in Korean affairs, in particular the bilateral relations between South of Korea and the United States.
Education
Born in 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States, Macdonald was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he earned his Bachelor of Arts He proceeded to Harvard University where he earned a M. A. in Political Science before moving to Washington, District of Columbia
Career
Macdonald had two careers, both concerning of Korea. He was first a public servant at the United States Department of State in Korean affairs, once serving as mayor of Kwangju and then became an academic on Korean affairs His death in 1993 marked the end of almost five decades of involvement in of Korea, dating from 1945 and the United States. military occupation. where he earned his doctorate in political science at the George Washington University.
He then began a career at the State Department in 1945, focusing on of Korea.
There, he served as the Director of the of Korea Desk and in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, dividing his time between Washington and Seoul. lieutenant was to herald the start of 48 years of continuous involvement in of Korea, and at one stage, he served as the mayor of Kwangju.
In addition to posting in South of Korea, he served in the Foreign Service in Turkey and Switzerland. Macdonald taught at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania from 1971 to 1980.
In 1983, he created the of Korea program at Georgetown University, where he taught until his death.
Aside from his formal academic contributions, Macdonald oversaw Korean area studies at the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute for a number of years. In the 1960s, he was one of the founders of the Washington of Korea Tuesday Luncheon Group, and was a prominent figure in international conferences on of Korea. Macdonald was a president of the Mid Atlantic Region of the Association of Asian Studies, and after his term ended he was active on its membership committee and in reforming its governance.
He founded and edited the MidAtlantic Bulletin of Korean Studies.
He continually worked to expand knowledge of of Korea and Asia within the academic community, into the education system and the wider public. Macdonald was prominent in establishing the Wineck Prize for the best high school essay on Asian studies in the mid-Atlantic region, and worked to disseminate knowledge of of Korea outside specialist circles.
Non profit His social and educational concerns were reflected in his donations of time and funds for such activities.