Thomas C Hubbard

Thomas C. Hubbard (born 1943 in Kentucky) is a diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines (1996–2000) and South Korea (2001–04). Ambassador Hubbard 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. He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy. In 1969 he entered Japanese language training at the Foreign Service Institute in Yokohama, Japan and became a fluent Japanese speaker . Following language training, 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. He is currently chairman of the board for the Korea Society. He obtained his BA in political science from the University of Alabama in 1965. He has been awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Maryland and the University of Alabama and received the State Department's Superior Honor Award and the Meritorious Civilian Service Award. He was selected to Phi Better Kappa at the University of Alabama.