William B. Bader
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William B. Bader was United States
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
from 1999 to 2001.
, receiving a B.A.
in 1953. He then studied as a Fullbright 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
. He then served in the United States Navy
from 1955 to 1958. He then studied German history at Princeton University
under Gordon A. Craig
, earning an M.A.
in 1960 and a Ph.D.
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
and Bader and 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).
In the early 1970s, Bader worked for the Ford Foundation
in Paris
. He became a fellow
of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
in 1974.
Bader returned to government in 1976 when he was appointed Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
. He returned to the staff of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in 1978 as Staff Director at a time when the committee was considering the Camp David Accords
, the Taiwan Relations Act
, and SALT II.
In 1981, Bader became Vice President and Senior Officer of the Washington, D.C. office of SRI International
. He moved to California
in 1988 to become Vice President of SRI International's policy division. He became president of the Eurasia Foundation
in 1992. He spent 1996-97 as a visiting fellow at the World Bank Group
.
In 1999, President of the United States
Bill Clinton
nominated Bader to be Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
and, after Senate confirmation, Bader held this office from November 18, 1999 until January 20, 2001.
Bader and his wife have four children, including actor Diedrich Bader
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs is the head of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, a bureau within the United States Department of State...
from 1999 to 2001.
Biography
William B. Bader was educated at Pomona CollegePomona College
Pomona College is a private, residential, liberal arts college in Claremont, California. Founded in 1887 in Pomona, California by a group of Congregationalists, the college moved to Claremont in 1889 to the site of a hotel, retaining its name. The school enrolls 1,548 students.The founding member...
, receiving a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1953. He then studied as a Fullbright scholar at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
. During his time in Munich, Bader met his future wife, sculptor Gretta Lange
Gretta Bader
-Biography:Gretta Lange was educated at Pomona College, graduating in 1953. She then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich and during her time in Munich met her future husband, William B. Bader. She continued her study of art at the Corcoran School of Art and the Rhode Island School of Design...
. He then served in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
from 1955 to 1958. He then studied German history at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
under Gordon A. Craig
Gordon A. Craig
Gordon Alexander Craig was a Scottish-American historian of German history and of diplomatic history.-Early life:...
, earning an M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in 1960 and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in 1964.
Bader joined the United States Foreign Service
United States Foreign Service
The United States Foreign Service is a component of the United States federal government under the aegis of the United States Department of State. It consists of approximately 11,500 professionals carrying out the foreign policy of the United States and aiding U.S...
in 1965, and was posted to the Office of Regional Political-Military Affairs in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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In 1966, Sen. J. William Fulbright
J. William Fulbright
James William Fulbright was a United States Senator representing Arkansas from 1945 to 1975.Fulbright was a Southern Democrat and a staunch multilateralist who supported the creation of the United Nations and the longest serving chairman in the history of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
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—AR) invited Bader to join the staff of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It is charged with leading foreign-policy legislation and debate in the Senate. The Foreign Relations Committee is generally responsible for overseeing and funding foreign aid programs as...
and Bader and 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
Stuart Symington
William Stuart Symington was a businessman and political figure from Missouri. He served as the first Secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was a Democratic United States Senator from Missouri from 1953 to 1976.-Education and business career:...
(D—MO).
In the early 1970s, Bader worked for the Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He became a fellow
Fellow
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of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars , located in Washington, D.C., is a United States Presidential Memorial that was established as part of the Smithsonian Institution by an act of Congress in 1968...
in 1974.
Bader returned to government in 1976 when he was appointed Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Defense. The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is the principal staff assistant and adviser to both the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense for all matters...
. He returned to the staff of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in 1978 as Staff Director at a time when the committee was considering the Camp David Accords
Camp David Accords
The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 17, 1978, following thirteen days of secret negotiations at Camp David. The two framework agreements were signed at the White House, and were witnessed by United States...
, the Taiwan Relations Act
Taiwan Relations Act
The Taiwan Relations Act is an act of the United States Congress passed in 1979 after the establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and the breaking of relations between the United States and the Republic of China on the island of Taiwan by President Jimmy Carter...
, and SALT II.
In 1981, Bader became Vice President and Senior Officer of the Washington, D.C. office of SRI International
SRI International
SRI International , founded as Stanford Research Institute, is one of the world's largest contract research institutes. Based in Menlo Park, California, the trustees of Stanford University established it in 1946 as a center of innovation to support economic development in the region. It was later...
. He moved to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in 1988 to become Vice President of SRI International's policy division. He became president of the Eurasia Foundation
Eurasia Foundation
Eurasia Foundation is a publicly funded, privately managed grantmaker and program implementer working to strengthen civil society, advance private enterprise and promote public policy and administration in the successor states of the former Soviet Union—Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,...
in 1992. He spent 1996-97 as a visiting fellow at the World Bank Group
World Bank Group
The World Bank Group is a family of five international organizations that makes leveraged loans, generally to poor countries.The Bank came into formal existence on 27 December 1945 following international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements, which emerged from the United Nations Monetary...
.
In 1999, President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
nominated Bader to be Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs is the head of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, a bureau within the United States Department of State...
and, after Senate confirmation, Bader held this office from November 18, 1999 until January 20, 2001.
Bader and his wife have four children, including actor Diedrich Bader
Diedrich Bader
Karl Diedrich Bader , better known as Diedrich Bader, is an American actor, voice artist and comedian. Many know him for his roles as Oswald Lee Harvey on The Drew Carey Show, Lawrence from the film Office Space, the Tae Kwon Do instructor Rex from Napoleon Dynamite, Tank "Shredder" Evans in Surf's...
.
Works by William B. Bader
- "Oesterreich in Potsdam" in Oesterreichische Zeitschrift fuer Aussenpolitik, Vol. II, No. 4, June 1962
- "The United States and the 'German Problem'" in Foreign Affairs, 1965
- Austria Between East and West: 1945-1955, Stanford University Press, 1966
- The United States and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, Pegasus, 1968
- "The Congress and National Security" in Naval War College Review, 1970
- "The Proliferation of Conventional Weapons" in The Future of the International Legal Order, Vol. III, ed. C.E. Black and Richard Falk, 1971
- "Congress and the Making of the U.S. Security Policies," Adelphi Paper No. 173, IISS, London, England, 1982
- "Austria, The United States, and the Path to Neutrality" in The Austrian Solution, ed. Robert A. Bauer, 1982
- "Western Europe" in TRANSACTION/SOCIETY, Vol. 22, No. 4, May/June 1985
- "Western Europe: From Roosevelt to Reagan" in The President, the Congress and Foreign Policy: A Joint Policy Project of the Association of Former Members of Congress and the Atlantic Council of the United States, Lanham, New York; London, England; University Press of New York, 1986
- The Taiwan Relations Act: A Decade of Implementation, Hudson Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, ed. William Bader and Jeffrey Bergner, 1989
See also
- Diedrich BaderDiedrich BaderKarl Diedrich Bader , better known as Diedrich Bader, is an American actor, voice artist and comedian. Many know him for his roles as Oswald Lee Harvey on The Drew Carey Show, Lawrence from the film Office Space, the Tae Kwon Do instructor Rex from Napoleon Dynamite, Tank "Shredder" Evans in Surf's...
- Edward L. BaderEdward L. BaderEdward Lawrence Bader was an American politician who served as Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey for much of the Roaring Twenties, when the city was arguably at the peak of its popularity, as a vacation spot...