William G. Bowdler

William Garton Bowdler (March 27, 1924 – January 19, 2016) was an American diplomat.

Biography

William G. Bowdler was born in

in 1949.

In 1950, Bowdler joined the United States Department of State as a research assistant. In 1951, he became an international administration officer, and from 1952 to 1956, he was an international relations officer in the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs. He spent 1956 through 1961 as a political and consular officer in Havana.

Bowdler then served as an international relations officer from 1961 to 1963. He spent 1963-64 as the State Department's Deputy Coordinator of Cuban Affairs, and then served as executive liaison officer for Latin American affairs with the White House from 1964 through 1968.

In 1968,

, and he filled this post from October 19, 1971, through August 26, 1973.

Bowdler returned to the United States in 1973, becoming Deputy

; he served as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs in 1974.

President

in 1975, with Bowdler filling this post from May 14, 1975, until April 19, 1978.

In 1978, President

, and Bowdler held that office from January 4, 1980, until January 16, 1981.

References

• President Carter's Nomination of Bowdler as Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
• William Bowdler

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Raul Hector Castro	United States Ambassador to El Salvador November 15, 1968 – September 2, 1971	Succeeded by Henry E. Catto Jr.
Preceded by Nathaniel Davis	United States Ambassador to Guatemala October 19, 1971 – August 26, 1973	Succeeded by Francis E. Meloy Jr.
Preceded by John G. Hurd	United States Ambassador to South Africa May 14, 1975 – April 19, 1978	Succeeded by William B. Edmondson
Government offices
Preceded by Harold H. Saunders	Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research April 24, 1978 – September 19, 1979	Succeeded by Ronald I. Spiers
Preceded by Viron P. Vaky	Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs January 4, 1980 – January 16, 1981	Succeeded by Thomas O. Enders