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Watson was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Harvard University, earning a bachelor's degree in government in 1961, and joined the Foreign Service in 1962. City nickname: Beantown, The Hub, Athens of America Location in the state of Massachusetts Founded September 17, 1630 County Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 232. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... Media:Example. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United States Foreign Service is a personnel system established under the Foreign Service Act. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Watson served as Vice Consul/Third Secretary at the American embassy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and in 1964 became Vice Consul at the embassy in Madrid, Spain. Watson left Spain in 1966 to become an intelligence analyst at the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Watson continued to serve as an intelligence analyst until 1968, when he began attending the University of Wisconsin, graduating with his master's degree a year later. A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one nation state present in another nation state to represent the sending state in the receiving State. ... Santo Domingo, population 2,061,200 (2003), is the capital of the Dominican Republic. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Coat of arms Plaza de España (Spain square) Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in the center of the country at 40°25′ N 3°45′ W. Population of the city of Madrid proper was 3,093,000 (Madrilenes, madrileños) as of 2003 estimates. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... The Bureau of Intelligence and Research (or INR) is a small bureau in the U.S. State Department tasked with analyzing information for the State Department. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... For the University of Wisconsin system, see University of Wisconsin System. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ...

From 1969 to 1972, Watson again worked overseas, this time in Brazil. Watson served his first two years in the country as a Political Officer at the embassy in Brasilia, until he was transferred to serve in the consulate in Salvador in the same position. in 1975, Watson returned to the U.S. to work as a Country Officer in the Office of Brazilian Affairs, a division of the State Department's Bureau of Inter-American Affairs. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Bras lia is the capital city of Brazil and is located in the center of the country in a federal district created in the state of Goi s. ... A consulate (or consular office) is a form of diplomatic mission in charge of issues related to individual people and businesses, in other words issues outside inter-governmental diplomacy. ... Salvador (in full, São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos, meaning Holy Savior of the Bay of All Saints) is a city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the NE Brazilian state of Bahia. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

In 1975, Watson was transferred to the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, becoming Special Assistant for Legislative and Public Affairs in the Office of Development Finance. In 1977, Watson was promoted to Deputy Director of the Office of Development Finance, and one year later became Director. In 1979, Watson returned to Latin America, serving successively as Deputy Chief of Mission in three American embassies: La Paz, Bolivia (1979-1981); Bogotá, Colombia (1981-1984) and Brasilia, Brazil (1984-1986). 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Central La Paz La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Downtown Bogotá The Atlantis shopping mall in the zona rosa Plaza de toros la Santamaría, a famous venue for bullfighting Bogotá (known officially in Spanish as Bogotá D.C., formerly Santafé de Bogotá D.C., is the capital and largest city in Colombia, with a population of roughly 7. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1986, Watson became the U.S. Ambassador to Peru, serving until 1989. In that year, he became Deputy Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations, holding this post until 1993, when Watson was appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs by President Bill Clinton, retiring at the end of Clinton's first term in 1996. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Seal of the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... Order: 42nd President Vice President: Al Gore Term of office: January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic William Jefferson Clinton (born... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

After retiring, The Nature Conservancy appointed Watson as Vice President and Executive Director of its to head its Latin America and the Caribbean division. In 2004, he joined Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change, a group of retired diplomats and military commanders opposed to the reelection of President George W. Bush. The Nature Conservancy is an environmental organization, founded in 1951. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change is an ad hoc organization in the United States of 27 retired Foreign Service and U.S. military officers. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and the 43rd and current president of the United States. ...

Watson speaks Spanish and Portuguese. He is married to Judith Tuttle, and has two children.

Sources

• Federation of American Scientists profile (http://www.fas.org/irp/news/1993/12246117-12248480.htm)