Bowie to Extend Stay With State Department

Robert R. Bowie, Director of the Center for International Affairs, will not return to Cambridge this fall, but will remain in Washington in a high-level policy post as the State Department's counselor.

President Johnson appointed Bowie to the position -- which carries the rank of Assistant Secretary of State -- last summer. Bowie took a leave of absence from the University last year, and this spring he received approval from Dean Ford to take a second year's leave.

Bowie has played a key role as a government consultant for the past 15 years. He has held several official posts, including Director of Policy Planning at the State Department from 1953 to 1957.