Frederick F. Woerner Jr.

From 1990 to 2003 Woerner was a Professor of International Relations at Boston University. He was a tenured full professor teaching in the Department of International Relations, College of Arts and Sciences. He taught courses addressing United States national security and Latin America.

Woerner spent a year in study and travel in the northern countries of South America. He advised the Guatemalan government on the use of military forces in socio-economic development, attended the Uruguayan Military Institute of Superior Studies, served as director of Latin American studies at the U.S. Army War College. He served as the commanding general of the United States Sixth Army from 1986 through 1987, responsible for the readiness for mobilization of all Army National Guard forces and U.S. Army Reserve units in the twelve western states. His final position was as commander-in-chief of U.S. Southern Command from 1987 through 1989, responsible for mission performance, training, and welfare of all Department of the Army personnel in Central America, Panama, and South America. In that position he was the senior U.S. military officer responsible for strategy development and military policy execution in support of U.S. national objectives in Central America, Panama, and South America. He provided leadership to an organization consisting of over 30,000 military and civilian employees, located in 17 countries, and provided for the well being of the employees and their 40,000 family members. After President George H. W. Bush took office, he removed Woerner for being too sympathetic towards Manuel Noriega's military regime in Panama, which the Bush administration was planning to invade. He retired as a general.

Woerner was a commissioned officer in the United States Army from 1955 to 1989. He graduated from the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York and was commissioned second lieutenant of Infantry. He qualified as a parachutist and as a Ranger.

Frederick F. Woerner Jr. (born August 12, 1933) is a retired four-star general of the United States Army, former Commander-in-Chief of United States Southern Command, former Chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission, and Professor Emeritus of Boston University.