Background
Bodde, William was born on November 27, 1931 in New York City. Son of William and Georgianna (Curry) Bodde.
Bodde, William was born on November 27, 1931 in New York City. Son of William and Georgianna (Curry) Bodde.
Bachelor, Hofstra U., 1961; Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1967.
Production control, Newsday, Inc., Hempstead, New York, 1954-1961; program analyst, Department of Housing and Home Finance, Washington, 1961-1962; political officer, F.S.O. Department of State, Vienna, Austria, 1962-1966; public affairs, F.S.O. Department of State, Washington, 1966-1967; political officer, F.S.O. Department of State, Stockholm, 1967-1970; desk officer, F.S.O. Department of State, 1970-1972; personnel officer, F.S.O. Department of State, 1972-1973; political officer, F.S.O. Department of State, Berlin, 1973-1974; political officer, F.S.O. Department of State, Bonn, W. Germany, 1974-1977; director, F.S.O. Department of State, Washington, 1977-1980; ambassador, Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, 1980-1982; consul general, Frankfurt, 1983-1986; deputy assistant secretary of state, European Bureau, Washington, 1986-1989; diplomat-in-residence, East-West Center, 1982-1983; dean The Senior Seminar, Department of State, Washington, 1989-1992; ambassador to the Marshall Islands, 1990-1992; executive director, Asia-Pacific Economics Cooperation, since 1992.
Married Ingrid Oberle, January 16, 1954. Children: Barbara, Peter William, Christopher Scott.