Don Oberdorfer

Don Oberdorfer
Born Donald Oberdorfer Jr.
(1931-05-28)May 28, 1931
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Died July 23, 2015(2015-07-23) (aged 84)
Washington, D.C.
Alma mater Princeton University
Occupation Journalist, author, professor
Spouse(s) Laura Oberdorfer

Donald Oberdorfer Jr. (May 28, 1931 – July 23, 2015) was an American professor at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University with a specialty in Korea, and was a journalist for 38 years, 25 of them with The Washington Post. He is the author of five books and several academic papers. His book, Senator Mansfield: The Extraordinary Life of a Great American Statesman and Diplomat, won the D.B. Hardeman Prize in 2003.[1]

Career

Oberdorfer graduated from Princeton University and went to South Korea as a U.S. Army lieutenant after the signing of the armistice that ended the Korean War. In 1955 he joined The Charlotte Observer, and eventually found a job with The Washington Post. During the next 25 years, he worked for The Post, serving as White House correspondent, Northeast Asia correspondent, and diplomatic correspondent. He retired from the paper in 1993.

At the Nitze school, beyond his teaching position, Oberdorfer served as chairman of the U.S.-Korea Institute[1] from its inauguration[2] in 2006 and was named chairman emeritus in 2013.[1]

Personal

Oberdorfer was married to the former Laura Klein and his survivors also included two children Daniel and Karen Oberdorfer and a brother Eugene.[1]

Bibliography

Published in an updated edition as From the Cold War to the New Era: The United States and the Soviet Union, 1983-1991, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8018-5922-0.
Published in a revised and updated edition, Basic Books, February 5, 2002, ISBN 0-465-05162-6.
Published in a revised and updated third edition, Basic Books, December 10, 2013, ISBN 978-0-465-03123-8. Co-authored with Robert Carlin.[5]

Selected Articles and Papers

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Roberts, Sam (July 28, 2015). "Don Oberdorfer, 84, Top Diplomatic Reporter for Washington Post, Dies". The New York Times. (subscription required (help)).
  2. Remarks by US Ambassador to South Korea James T. Laney at SAIS institute inauguration, uskoreainstitute.org pdf, October 4, 2006. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  3. Tet!, Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  4. Langer, Emily,"Don Oberdorfer, longtime diplomatic correspondent for The Post, dies at 84", Washington Post, July 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  5. The Two Koreas, Amazon.com, Retrieved 2015-07-28.

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