William Bodde
| William Bodde, Jr. | |
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| 2nd United States Ambassador to the Marshall Islands | |
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In office June 27, 1990 – July 7, 1992 |
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| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Samuel B. Thomsen |
| Succeeded by | David C. Fields |
| 4th United States Ambassador to Fiji | |
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In office June 30, 1980 – August 15, 1981 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | John Peter Condon |
| Succeeded by | Fred J. Eckert |
| 4th United States Ambassador to Tonga | |
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In office June 30, 1980 – August 15, 1981 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | John Peter Condon |
| Succeeded by | Fred J. Eckert |
| 2nd United States Ambassador to Tuvalu | |
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In office June 30, 1980 – August 15, 1981 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | John Peter Condon |
| Succeeded by | Fred J. Eckert |
| 1st United States Ambassador to Kiribati | |
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In office June 30, 1980 – August 15, 1981 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Fred J. Eckert |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 27, 1931 Brooklyn, New York City |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Political party | Nonpartisan |
| Spouse(s) | Ingrid Bodde (1954-2003, deceased) |
| Children | Barbara (1948-2009, deceased), Peter William Bodde, Christopher Scott Bodde, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren |
| Alma mater |
Hofstra College Johns Hopkins University |
| Profession | Diplomat |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1950–54 |
| Battles/wars | served in Germany during the Korean War |
William Bodde, Jr. (born November 27, 1931) is an American diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador to the Marshall Islands (1992 - 1995), Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Kiribati (1980 - 1981). He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor. He was also the first executive director of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (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 Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush. He is also an experienced writer and lecturer on foreign affairs.
William Bodde, Jr. was born on November 27, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York to William Bodde, Snr. and Georgiana Bodde. He was raised in Huntington, Long Island. 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 Hofstra College 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 Johns Hopkins University (School of Advanced International Studies (M.P.P.A., 1967)).
Upon joining the Foreign Service, Bodde became a political officer and Special Assistant to the Ambassador in Vienna, Austria, from 1962 to 1965. From 1965 to 1966, he was a public information officer at the U.S. Department of State. He became a political officer in , Sweden, 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 Berlin, Germany, (1973-1974), and Chief of the Internal Political Section in Bonn, Germany, (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).
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