# Thomas C. Hubbard > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thomas_C._Hubbard > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thomas_C._Hubbard.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_C._Hubbard > Source revision: 1319500310 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American diplomat (born 1943) Thomas C. Hubbard **Thomas C. Hubbard** (born 1943 in [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky)) is a diplomat and former [U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_the_Philippines) (1996–2000)[1] and [South Korea](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_South_Korea) (2001–04).[2][3] He is currently a Senior Director for Asia at McLarty Associates and Chairman of [The Korea Society](/source/Korea_Society). Occupying senior State Department positions beginning in the mid-1980s, Ambassador Hubbard played a leading role in policies toward Japan, the Korean Peninsula and the ASEAN nations of Southeast Asia. He was a principal negotiator of the 1994 Agreed Framework aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, and headed the first senior level US government delegation to North Korea. He also served as President Clinton's envoy to promote human rights and democracy in Burma and previously was Deputy Chief of Mission and Acting Ambassador to Malaysia.[4] He is a member of the [American Academy of Diplomacy](/source/American_Academy_of_Diplomacy).[5] In 1969 he entered intensive Japanese language study at the Foreign Service Institute in Yokohama, Japan.[6] Ambassador Hubbard was posted to Fukuoka, Japan as Economic/Commercial officer. In May 1971, following his assignment in Fukuoka, he was assigned to the Political Section of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.[7] From 1993 to 1996, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary from August 7, 2000, to July 10, 2001.[8] His other overseas assignments included the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris and the U.S. embassies in Kuala Lumpur and Manila, where he was deputy chief of mission. Ambassador Hubbard obtained his BA in political science from the [University of Alabama](/source/University_of_Alabama) in 1965. He has been awarded honorary doctorates by the [University of Maryland](/source/University_of_Maryland) and the [University of Alabama](/source/University_of_Alabama) and received the State Department's [Superior Honor Award](/source/Superior_Honor_Award) and the [Meritorious Civilian Service Award](/source/Meritorious_Civilian_Service_Award) and the Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service.[9] He was selected to [Phi Beta Kappa](/source/Phi_Beta_Kappa) at the University of Alabama. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-StateHistoryPhilippines_1-0)** ["Chiefs of Mission for the Philippines"](https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/chiefsofmission/philippines). United States Department of State. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Former Chiefs of Mission in Korea"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110910014856/http://seoul.usembassy.gov/p_ambs_bios.html). US Embassy in Korea. Archived from [the original](https://seoul.usembassy.gov/p_ambs_bios.html) on September 10, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-StateHistoryKorea_3-0)** ["Chiefs of Mission for Korea"](https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/chiefsofmission/korea). United States Department of State. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [McLarty Profile](http://maglobal.com/about-us/our-team/thomas-c-hubbard/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Thomas C. Hubbard"](http://www.academyofdiplomacy.org/members/bios/Hubbard.htm). American Academy of Diplomacy. Retrieved January 24, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Thomas C. Hubbard - McLarty Associates"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160423182421/http://maglobal.com/about-us/our-team/thomas-c-hubbard/). *maglobal.com*. Archived from [the original](http://maglobal.com/about-us/our-team/thomas-c-hubbard) on April 23, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [U.S. Department of State Biography Archived](http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/biographies/hubbard_t_philippines.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["BIOGRAPHY: Thomas C. Hubbard"](https://state.gov/outofdate/bios/h/4811.htm). [U.S. Department of State](/source/U.S._Department_of_State). September 2, 2005. Retrieved December 15, 2007.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Ambassador Thomas Hubbard Profile - Foundation for Peace and Prosperity in the Philippines"](http://www.3pf.us/profile-th.htm). 3pf.us. Retrieved July 8, 2013. ## External links - [State Department Archived Biographies -- Thomas C. Hubbard](http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/biographies/hubbard_t_philippines.html) Diplomatic posts Preceded by post created United States Ambassador to Palau 1996–2000 Succeeded by Francis J. Ricciardone Jr. Preceded by John Negroponte United States Ambassador to the Philippines 1996–2000 Succeeded by Michael E. Malinowski Preceded by Stephen W. Bosworth United States Ambassador to South Korea 2001–2004 Succeeded by Christopher R. Hill Preceded by Rust Macpherson Deming United States Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs 2000–2001 Succeeded by Christopher J. 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