William B. Bader
| William B. Bader | |
|---|---|
| Born |
William Banks Bader September 8, 1931 |
| Died | March 16, 2016 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater |
Pomona College Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich University of Vienna |
| Employer |
United States Foreign Service United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Ford Foundation Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars United States Department of Defense SRI International Eurasia Foundation |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy/Reserves
|
| Years of service | 1955–1958 |
| Rank |
 Captain
|
William Banks Bader (September 8, 1931 – March 16, 2016) was United States Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs from 1999 to 2001.
Bader's paternal grandfather was Edward Lawrence Bader, who was mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was educated at Pomona College, receiving a BA in 1953. He then studied as a Fulbright scholar at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the University of Vienna. During his time in Munich, Bader met his future wife, sculptor Gretta Lange; they had four children, one of whom is actor Diedrich Bader. He served in the United States Navy from 1955 to 1958 on active duty and later transferred to the Reserves before retiring with the rank of captain. He then studied German history at Princeton University under Gordon A. Craig, earning an MA in 1960 and a PhD in 1964.
Bader joined the United States Foreign Service in 1965, and was posted to the Office of Regional Political-Military Affairs in Washington, D.C. In 1966, Sen. J. William Fulbright (D—AR) invited Bader to join the staff of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations where he was a senior staff member overseeing international security and arms control from 1966 to 1969. During this time, he also worked for the United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, chaired by Sen. Stuart Symington (D—MO).
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